A. Whereas the pH of saliva ranges from 6.5 and 11.5, that in the stomach is about 2 . What would you expect the optimum pH to be for the enzymes secreted into your stomach that digest proteins into amino acids?

What will be an ideal response?


Low, most likely around 2.0.
b. What would you expect the optimum pH to be for the salivary enzyme amylase, which digests starches into sugars?

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