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Which one of the following enzymes carries out the initial step in the digestion of milk in humans?

A

rennin and HCl respectively

B

Lipase

C

Trypsin

D

Pepsin

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In humns, milk protein digesting enzyme in stomach is pepsin. In calve it is rennin. It is also present in small amount in human infants but not in adults. Pepsin acts on water soluble caseinogen (milk protein) to form soluble casein. This combines with calcium salts to form insoluble calcium. paracaseinate, which gets readily digested enzymatically.
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