Chapter 50.3, Problem 6R

Summary Introduction

To review:

The role of the autocatalytic nature of pepsin in regulating positive feedback of protein hydrolysis in the stomach.

Introduction:

The stomach is involved in storing large amounts of the food consumed and passing it to the small intestine slowly so that digestion remain slower than ingestion. The walls of the stomach have three types of cells out of that the mucous secreting cells and parietal cells secret HCl (hydrochloric acid), whereas the chief cells secrete pepsinogen.