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AIIMS 2014
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2014
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Digestion and Absorption

AIIMS 2014 · Zoology · Digestion and Absorption

Assertion : HCl converts pepsinogen into active enzyme pepsin....

Assertion : HCl\mathrm{HCl} converts pepsinogen into active enzyme pepsin. Reason: Pepsin converts protein into proteoses and peptones.

Options

  1. AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  2. BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  3. CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
  4. DIf both assertion and reason are false.

Correct answer

B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Step-by-step solution

Pepsin is a digestive enzyme that is released in stomach as proenzyme-pepsinogen. HCl\mathrm{HCl} which is secreted by gastric glands of stomach converts proenzyme pepsinogen into the active enzyme pepsin. Pepsin converts proteins into proteoses and peptones.
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