Discuss the main steps in the digestion of proteins as the food passes through different parts of the alimentary canal
In the stomach the proenzyme pepsinogen, on exposure to HC1 converted into active pepsin that converts proteins into proteases and peptones. Proteins, proteases and peptides in the chyme reaching the intestine are acted upon by proteolytic enzymes of pancreatic juice and converted to dipeptides. The enzymes in succuss entericus act on the end product to form amino acids.
