Pepsin
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Pepsin is a kind of enzyme. It acts on proteins in the stomach, which has a low pH because of Hydrochloric acid in it.. It works best at a pH of about 1.5.[1] It will not work at a pH above 6.
It was the first animal enzyme to be discovered. Theodor Schwann discovered it in 1836.
Pepsin is used to make cheese. The brand name Pepsi comes from pepsin.
References[change]
- ↑ "Effects of pH". http://www.worthington-biochem.com/introbiochem/effectspH.html. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
