Question

What happens to pepsin when it leaves its

normal digestive location, and moves to
where trypsin is located?​

Answer 1

Answer: It becomes inactivated

Step-by-step explanation:

Since enzymes are proteinous in nature, they perform best at a particular physiological temperature, pH and location.

So, once pepsin gets transferred to duodenum (where trypsin) is located, it becomes inactivated because it functions best in the acidic medium of gastric gland, whereas pancreas has an alkaline medium.

Thus, alkaline pH of the duodenum will coagulate and inactivate pepsin.