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The document discusses the digestion and absorption of proteins in the human body. It states that proteins are broken down into amino acids by proteolytic enzymes in the stomach, pancreas, and small intestine. Pepsin in the stomach begins protein breakdown into peptides and some amino acids. Trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase produced by the pancreas further digest proteins into amino acids. Aminopeptidases and carboxypeptidases in the small intestine complete protein digestion. Only free amino acids are a
- Author
- aneeda shabir
- Language
- EN