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If pH of stomach is 1.6, then which enzy...

If pH of stomach is 1.6, then which enzyme wil digest protein?

A

Trypsin

B

Pepsin

C

amylase

D

Erypsin

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B
Pepsin is present in gastric juice. It acts on protein at 1.2-1.8 pH and breks them down into peptones.
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