Question

Pancreas secretes pancreatic juice which contain certain enzyme that helps in digestion of food.

Choose the correct option from the following:

Options

• Trypsin digests emulsified fats and lipase digests proteins.

• Trypsin digests proteins and lipase digests emulsified fats.

• Trypsin and lipase both digests fats.

• Trypsin digests proteins and lipase digests carbohydrates.

Answer 1

Trypsin digests proteins and lipase digests emulsified fats.

Explanation:

Trypsin is a proteolytic enzyme that breaks down proteins into peptides. Lipase acts on emulsified fats (broken down by bile) and converts them into fatty acids and glycerol.