AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2015

  • question_answer
    The optimum pH for pepsin is

    A)  11                         

    B)  5-6

    C)  1.6-2.4                

    D)  4-7

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     Pepsin is a protease enzyme that functions in acidic environment of stomach having pH of about 1.5-2. It exhibits maximal activity at pH 2.0 and is inactive at pH 6.5 and above. However, pepsin is not fully denatured or irreversibly inactivated until pH 8.0 is reached.


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