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What part of the body has enzymes that break down proteins

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Most of the chemical reactions occur in the stomach and small intestine. In the stomach, pepsin is the main digestive enzyme attacking proteins. Several other pancreatic enzymes go to work when protein molecules reach the small intestine. Lipase is produced in the pancreas and small intestine.

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