how does salt effect the digestion of proteins by pepsin?

Subject: how does salt effect the digestion of proteins by pepsin?

Date: Wed Mar 14 15:39:18 2001
Posted by kirstie
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Area of science: Biochemistry
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pepsin digests protein, in the human body salt is present in a concentration of 
0.9%, how does the concentration effect pepsins ability to break down proteins

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