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If this enzyme is absent in our small in...

If this enzyme is absent in our small intestine, digestion of proteins in our body would be severely affected. identify the enzyme.

A

Pancreatic amylase

B

Maltase

C

Lipase

D

Enterokinase

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d
(d) Enteropeptidase or enterokinase is an enzyme involved in human digestion .
Trypsin has an important role in the digestion of proteins in the anterior portion of the small intestine. It also activates other proteases in the pancreatic juice. Therefore ni the absence of enterokinase the process of coversion of dipeptides to amino acids will be affected.
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