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In this problem, we're asked basically what ph do intestinal enzymes like to work at? and in order to figure that out, we're going to have to do a little bit of sleuthing.
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So first, let's identify what is meant by intestinal.
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We commonly talk about the small intestine and the large intestine, but the small intestine is the one where food is broken down by enzymes.
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And remember that enzymes are protein catalysts.
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They speed up reactions.
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And one of the reactions that they're useful for is helping to break bonds between food molecules, proteins, fats, other substances like that.
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So when we're talking about intestines, we're probably going to be talking about the small intestine here.
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Next, let's talk about ph.
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The ph scale is a funny scale goes from 0 to 14...