Many digestive enzymes are synthesized in the pancreas and released into the duodenum. Why do mammalian digestive systems go to the trouble of producing pepsin in the stomach? What does pepsin do that others do not?

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Many digestive enzymes are synthesized in the pancreas and released into the duodenum. Why do mammalian digestive systems go to the trouble of producing pepsin in the stomach? What does pepsin do that others do not?

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The process of breaking down huge food particles into more easily absorbed nutrients for cellular development, and energy generation is known as digestion.

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