Organic Chemistry Ch. 28.txt

  1. What is the goal of protein digestion?
    The hydrolysis of all peptide bonds to produce free amino acids.
  2. HCl in the stomach does what and at what approx. pH?
    Denatures dietary protein at approx. pH 1-2.
  3. How is pepsin formed and activated? Where does that zymogen originate?
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Organic Chemistry Ch. 28.txt
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Chapter 28 - Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism
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