If the Acidity of the Stomach Is Neutralized by Antacids

question 181

Multiple Choice

If the acidity of the stomach is neutralized by antacids and acid-blockers,

• A) pepsin will not be converted to pepsinogen.
• B) a person will be more prone to ulcers.
• C) micelles will not contain enterokinase.
• D) pepsinogen will not be converted to pepsin.
• E) carboxypeptidase will not break proteins down to peptides and amino acids.

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