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Which Of The Following Enzymes Is Important For Breaking Down Protein?

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Which Of The Following Enzymes Is Important For Breaking Down Protein? The enzyme pepsin plays an important role in the digestion of proteins by breaking down the intact protein to peptides, which are short chains of four to nine amino acids. In the duodenum, other enzymes— trypsin, elastase, and chymotrypsin—act on the peptides reducing them