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Question
Name the following :-
An enzyme secreted from gastric glands in the stomach that acts on proteins.
Solution
Pepsin is a stomach enzyme that aids in the digestion of proteins in diet. Pepsin is secreted by gastric main cells as pepsinogen, an inactive zymogen.
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