AIIMS2014ZoologyDigestion and Absorption
Assertion : HCl converts pepsinogen into active enzyme pepsin. Reason: Pepsin converts protein into proteoses and peptones.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- 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 which is secreted by gastric glands of stomach converts proenzyme pepsinogen into the active enzyme pepsin. Pepsin converts proteins into proteoses and peptones.