The enzyme pepsin acts in

Acidic medium in stomach

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Intestine

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Acidic medium in the pancreas

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Mouth

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Acidic medium in stomach

Pepsin hydrolyses proteins into short polypeptides in an acidic medium of pH 2.0 in the stomach.

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