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Where are proteins first digested in the alimentary canal?
Where are proteins first digested in the alimentary canal?
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Proteins:
Proteins are macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
Digestion:
Proteins are first digested in the stomach by the action of pepsin which is secreted by peptic or chief cells as proenzyme pepsinogen and it converts proteins into smaller polypeptides.
Proteins:
Proteins are macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
Digestion:
Proteins are first digested in the stomach by the action of pepsin which is secreted by peptic or chief cells as proenzyme pepsinogen and it converts proteins into smaller polypeptides.
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