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Protein Digestion
Protein breakdown begins in the stomach.
No protein hydrolyzing enzymes are found in saliva.

Hydrolysis (10% of peptide bonds) &
denaturization by pepsin enzyme & HCl acid
produce short chain polypeptides in the
stomach.

Trypsin, chymotrypsin, & carboxypeptidase
from Pancreatic juices,

and Aminopeptidase from cells in the small intestine Brush
Zone create “free” amino acids.

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