Can pepsin and tryspin fuction in the same enviroment? Explain using scientific reason to earn points
2006-09-26 02:23:42 · 3 answers · asked by Zman 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Pepsin is an enzyme secreted by stomach & trypsin is secreted by pancreas & it acts in deudenum.Pepsin acts in an acidic mediun whereas trypsin in an alkaline medium (provided by the bicarbonate ions secreted by the deudenum wall).This is because each digestive enzyme works best at an optimum pH. The stomach has a pH of about 2, while the small intestine has a pH of between 7 and 8.
2006-09-26 03:21:15 · answer #1 · answered by live_let.live 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the two enzymes can NOT work in the same environment. Pepsin needs an acidic environment, and Trypsin needs an alkaline environment. When you introduce an enzyme to an environment whose pH is unsuitable to the enzyme, the enzyme will become denatured.
2006-09-26 10:54:41 · answer #2 · answered by عبد الله (ドラゴン) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pepsin in acid medium and Trypsin in alkaline medium. They are secreted in those media only.
2006-09-26 09:28:42 · answer #3 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋