Question
Biology Question on Digestion and absorption
Which of the following are proteolytic enzymes?
A
Ptyalin, trypsin, pepsin
B
Lipase, erepsin, trypsin
C
Erepsin, trypsin, pepsin
D
Pepsin, nuclease, nucleotidase
Answer
Erepsin, trypsin, pepsin
Explanation
Solution
Proteolytic enzymes are the protein digesting enzymes. Erepsin is an enzyme that digests peptones into amino acids. It is grouped under exopeptidases. It is produced by the intestinal glands in the ileum and is found in the intestinal juices. It is also produced by the pancreas. Tiypsin is present in the pancreatic juice and converts proteins into large peptides. Pepsin is present in the gastric juice and converts proteins into proteoses, peptones and large peptides.