Experimental Biology and Medicine · 1959 · 60 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryMicrobiologyEnzymologyGastroenterologyMicrobial PhysiologyDigestive PhysiologyGastrointestinal FunctionGastrointestinal PhysiologyGut MicrobiotaDigestive Enzyme FunctionDigestive Enzyme RegulationGastrointestinal DigestionGut ContentsIntestinal EnzymesMicrobial DigestionMicrobial Influence On Digestive EnzymesSmall Intestinal Enzyme Activity
Results indicate that auto-digestion is not the main pathway for normally occurring inactivation of trypsin and invertase. The results infer that one or several of the normal microbiological inhabitants of the intestines are responsible for normally occurring inactivation of the digestive enzymes of intestinal contents.