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Standard XIII
Biology
Digestive Enzymes in the Stomach
Where is peps...
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Where is pepsinogen produced?
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Pepsinogen:
Pepsinogen, an inactive zymogen, is secreted by gastric main cells.
Hydrochloric acid is secreted by parietal cells in the stomach lining, lowering the stomach's pH.
When pepsinogen is exposed to HCl, it is transformed into pepsin (the active enzyme), a proteolytic enzyme.
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