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Enzymes and chemicals
Pepsin/pepsinogen: Pepsin is an enzyme that breaks down proteins. It is actually secreted as pepsinogen by the chief cells of the gastric glands.
gastric lipase: this enzyme breaks down certain lipids, but is not extremely active (it is also made by the chief cells).