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The Effects of Antacids on Pepsin Madeleine Finkenaur The Academy of Notre Dame Question How much do antacids interfere with the stomach’s ability to breakdown food proteins? Background Information Food proteins are vital to the body and are broken down in the stomach by pepsin Pepsin, a proteolytic enzyme in the stomach, requires a pH level of 1-3 This acidity is obtained by hydrochloric acid(HCl), which is secreted by the stomach Antacids lower the acidity level of the stomach, making it difficult for food protein breakdown to occur Hypothesis The antacids will slightly hinder the food p