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ZOO 101 ZOO 101 Past Questions Objective Question

Question

Which substrate is cleaved by active gastric pepsin, and what are the resulting products?
Options
A Starch into maltose
B Proteins into intermediate peptides
Correct Answer
C Triglycerides into glycerol and fatty acids
D Nucleic acids into nucleotides
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Pepsin is an endopeptidase that hydrolyzes native dietary proteins into smaller peptide fragments.

Hint

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