5 Questions
Where does protein digestion start?
Stomach
What is the pH of the small intestine that helps neutralize the acidified gastric content?
7.0-8.0
Which enzyme in pancreatic juice helps hydrolyze proteins to smaller peptides in the small intestine?
Trypsin
How are amino acids transported into the bloodstream?
Active transport
Which enzyme further hydrolyzes small peptides to amino acids in the small intestine?
Aminopeptidase
Test your knowledge of protein metabolism with this quiz covering topics such as protein digestion and absorption, amino acid utilization, transamination, oxidative deamination, the urea cycle, amino acid biosynthesis, hemoglobin catabolism, and the interrelationship among metabolic pathways. Perfect for students of medical laboratory science.
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