THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

RECTUM AND ANUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the nuclease enzyme produced by the pancreas break down?
A
nucleic acids
B
carbohydrates (starches)
C
lipids
D
large protein complexes
E
small peptides into amino acids
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nucleases cleave the phosphodiester bonds of nucleic acids and may be endo or exo, DNases or RNases, topoisomerases, recombinases, ribozymes, or RNA splicing enzymes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nucleases are enzymes that degrade nucleic acids. These are categorized as ribonucleases (RNases) that attack RNA and deoxyribonucleases (DNases) that attack DNA.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pancreatic ribonuclease also known as ribonuclease A (RNase A) or ribonuclease 1 (RNase1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of RNA and plays a role in the digestion of RNA in vertebrate species.

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