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How does digestion of protein takes place in human body |
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Answer» Digestion of protein is digested by the pepsin and renin . Pepsin for the adult and Renin for the children . Protein digestion occurs in the stomach and duodenum in which 3 main enzymes, pepsin secreted by the stomach and trypsin and chymotrypsin secreted by the pancreas, break down food proteins into polypeptides that are then broken down by various exopeptidases and dipeptidases into amino acids. Protein digestion occurs in the stomach and duodenum in which 3 main enzymes, pepsin secreted by the stomach and trypsin and chymotrypsin secreted by the pancreas, break down food proteins into polypeptides that are then broken down by various exopeptidases and dipeptidases into amino acids which later helps in body growth and development Pepsin enzyme digest protein into peptones |
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