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During the process of digestion, the proteins present in food materials are hydrolysed to amino acids. The two enzymes involved in the process, are respectively:

  1. A
    amylase and maltase
  2. B
    diastase and lipase
  3. C
    pepsin and trypsin
  4. D
    invertase and zymase

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In the digestive system, pepsin (secreted in the stomach) initiates the breakdown of proteins into smaller polypeptides/peptones. Trypsin (from the pancreas) and subsequent peptidases further cleave these polypeptides into individual amino acids. Among the given choices, pepsin and trypsin are the only proteolytic enzymes.

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During the process of digestion, the proteins present in food materials are hydrolysed to amino acids. The two enzymes involved in the process, are respectively:
A
amylase and maltase
B
diastase and lipase
C
pepsin and trypsin
D
invertase and zymase

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