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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:
`overset("Enzyme (A)")(rarr)` Polypeptides
`underset("Enzyme (B)")(rarr)`Amino acids

A

invertase and zymase

B

amylase and maltase

C

diastase and lipase

D

pepsin and trypsin

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The correct Answer is:
D
Proteins `underset("proteases")overset("pepsin")to ` Polypeptides `underset("chemotrypsin")overset("trypsin")to ` Amino acids.
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