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trypsin - uterus - ArchivalUser - 08-25-2006
what is the end product of trypsin digestion of food proteins???
1.proteoses
2.peptones
3.peptides
4.aminoacids
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-25-2006
end products.........amino acids
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-25-2006
It is 4
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-25-2006
4..
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-25-2006
guys, are you sure that trypsin is digesting food proteins till amino acids???
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-25-2006
Yes 4 is probably wrong. it should be peptides
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-25-2006
yes pcr, its peptides
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-25-2006
Uterus , thanks a lot
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-25-2006
Trypsin is responsible for cleaving peptide bonds flanked with positively-charged amino acid residues such as arginine and lysine. So 3 is the right answer.