HCl in the stomach (pH 1–2) denatures dietary protein.• Gastric secretions also include pepsinogen, a zymogen that is activated by acid to give the enzyme pepsin.• Pepsin is stable and active at pH 1–2, it hydrolyzes some of the peptide bonds in the denatured proteins, which are broken down into smaller polypeptides.
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