During the process of digestion, the proteins present in food materials are hydrolysed to amino acids. The two enzymes involved in the process Proteins enzyme (A) Polypeptide enzyme (B) Amino acids are respectively
- invertase and zymase
- amylase and maltase
- diastase and lipase
- pepsin and trypsin
Answer
(4) pepsin and trypsin
Solution
Proteins are hydrolysed in the stomach by pepsin into smaller polypeptides (peptones); these are further hydrolysed in the small intestine by trypsin (pancreatic juice) and peptidases to amino acids:
Proteins pepsin Polypeptides trypsin Amino acids
Invertase, zymase, amylase, maltase and diastase act on carbohydrates; lipase acts on fats.
Answer: (4)