This depends on the type of enzyme. The enzyme pepsin breaks down proteins in the acidic conditions of the stomach. Pepsin has an optimum of pH 2.5 and a working range of between pH 1-4.
2 Epithelial Biology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Correspondence to Dr J R Goldenring, Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of ...