What Converts Pepsinogen to Its Active Form in the Stomach

question 9

Multiple Choice

What converts pepsinogen to its active form in the stomach?

• A) HCl
• B) chief cells
• C) high pH conditions
• D) parietal cells

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Definitions:

Enzyme-Catalyzed Reaction

A chemical reaction that is accelerated by an enzyme, significantly increasing the reaction rate without being consumed in the process.

Allosteric Enzyme Regulation

A process by which an enzyme's activity is regulated through the binding of a molecule at a site other than the enzyme's active site.

Allosteric Regulators

Substances that affect protein function by binding to allosteric sites.

Activation Energy

The minimum amount of energy required to initiate a chemical reaction, effectively determining the rate at which the reaction will occur.