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The enzyme which hydrolyses triglyceride...

The enzyme which hydrolyses triglycerides to fatty acid and glycerol is called:

A

maltase

B

lipase

C

zymase

D

pepsin

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The correct Answer is:
B
Triglycerides are lipids, hence these are hydrolysed by lipases to glycerol and fatty acids.
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