Enzymes are biological catalyst and their activity is dependent on the temperature and pH at which they work. Enzymes have an optimum pH, where they operate best. The answer in this case is the optimum pH for trypsin is about 8.0, which is the pH of the intestine, whereas the pH of the gastric juice is 1.5-2.0, which is highly acidic. The pH of the stomach is low due to the secretion of acid in order to break food down and provide an optimum pH for other enzymes.