Pepsin not denatured at low pH?

From: eaglflyrs@xxxxxxxxx
Date: 28 Mar 2007 09:04:29 -0700

Hello, I was going over my notes for biochemistry and something struck
me. Somehow pepsin is not denatured at the low pH of the stomach while
many other proteins are, any idea why this is?

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