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The initial step in the digestion of milk in humans is carried out by:

  1. A
    Lipase
  2. B
    Trypsin
  3. C
    Rennin
  4. D
    Pepsin

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In infants, the enzyme rennin (prochymosin) is secreted in the gastric juice. It carries out the initial digestion (curdling) of milk by converting the soluble milk protein casein into insoluble calcium paracaseinate.

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The initial step in the digestion of milk in humans is carried out by:
A
Lipase
B
Trypsin
C
Rennin
D
Pepsin

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