HISTOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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What is the role of pepsin?
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Enzyme secreted by the pancreas that breaks down proteins
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Enzyme secreted by the pancreas that breaks down carbohydrates
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Enzyme secreted by the pancreas that breaks down lipids and fatty acids
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Enzyme secreted by the pancreas that breaks down nucleic acids
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Of these five components, pepsin is the principal enzyme involved in protein digestion. It breaks down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids that can be easily absorbed in the small intestine.
Detailed explanation-2: -An enzyme made in the stomach that breaks down proteins in food during digestion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Protease (made in the pancreas; breaks down proteins)
Detailed explanation-4: -Pepsin is the chief milk protein-digesting enzyme in humans. Pepsin acts on soluble casein and converts it into soluble paracasein and whey protein. In the presence of calcium ions, soluble paracasein is precipitated into calcium paracaseinate (insoluble). It is called as “milk curdling.”
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