Trypsin differs from pepsin in that

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(A) Trypsin and pepsin are both endopeptidase enzymes.Trypsin functions optimally in an alkaline medium (pH $7.5-8.5$) in the small intestine.Pepsin f

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It digests protein in alkaline medium while pepsin does so in acidic medium

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(A) Trypsin and pepsin are both endopeptidase enzymes.Trypsin functions optimally in an alkaline medium (pH $7.5-8.5$) in the small intestine.Pepsin functions optimally in an acidic medium (pH $1.5-2.5$) in the stomach.Therefore,trypsin differs from pepsin because it digests protein in an alkaline medium,whereas pepsin digests protein in an acidic medium.

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