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The pancreas releases alkaline secretions into the duodenum that raise the digestive chyme to pH = 8 - 8.5. Whereas this is the optimal range for activity of pancreatic enzymes like trypsin and chymotrypsin, this alkaline pH inhibits enzymes such as pepsin, that were previously added by the stomach. This inhibition of pepsin in the duodenum occurs by _________.

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disruption of ionic bonds and denaturation of pepsin

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