Pepsin has an optimum pH of 2 because it is an enzyme used in the stomach to break down proteins, making it well-suited to the acidic conditions there.
La pepsina ha un pH ottimale di 2 perché è un enzima che agisce nello stomaco, dove le condizioni sono acide, e quindi è adatta a quell'ambiente.
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