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Pepsin
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Key Stage 4
1.1
Meaning
1.2
About Pepsin
1.3
References
1.3.1
AQA
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Pepsin
is a type of
protease
that is produced in the
gastric glands
in the
stomach
.
About Pepsin
Pepsin
breaks
proteins
down into
amino acids
.
Pepsin
has an
optimal
pH
of around 1.6.
References
AQA
Pepsin, pages 30, 31, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
Pepsin, pages 46, 48, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA