GENERAL HISTOLOGY

LIVER PANCREAS

PANCREAS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Trypsinogen is converted into its active form, trypsin, by
A
cholecystokinin
B
secretin
C
enterokinase
D
lipase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Assertion :Trypsinogen is activated by enterokinase into active trypsin which jn turn activates other enzymes In the pancreatic juice . Reason: The pancreatic juice contains inactive enzymes which are activated by intestinal juice.

Detailed explanation-2: -Trypsinogen is activated by enterokinase, which cleaves an amino-terminal activation peptide (TAP). Active trypsin then cleaves and activates all of the other pancreatic proteases, a phospholipase, and colipase, which is necessary for the physiological action of pancreatic triglyceride lipase.

Detailed explanation-3: -Enteropeptidase converts trypsinogen into active trypsin, which not only hydrolyses some peptide bonds of food proteins but also activates a number of pancreatic zymogens. For this reason enteropeptidase is a key enzyme in the digestion of dietary proteins and its absence may result in gross protein malabsorption.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mold kinase transforms trypsinogen to trypsin only in an acid medium. It differs thus from enterokinase and trypsin which activate trypsinogen best in a slightly alkaline medium. 4. The action of the mold kinase in the process of transformation of trypsinogen is that of a typical enzyme.

Detailed explanation-5: -Enterokinase is a protease of the intestinal brush border that specifically cleaves the acidic propeptide from trypsinogen to yield active trypsin. This cleavage initiates a cascade of proteolytic reactions leading to the activation of many pancreatic zymogens.

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