why are enzymes in active form when there is no food in our stomach

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All the enzymes are not always active when there is no food in the stomach because their secretion and activity is initiated by the presence, smell and thought of food. While some of them remain active even in absence of food as digestion is a continuos and slow process keeps on going on in our body.

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the gastric glands present in the stomach secrete digestive juices containing enzymes called pepsin, mucus and hydrocloric acid in small amounts even when there is no food in the stomach. hydrocloric acid creates an acidic medium which keeps pepsin enzymes active.

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