Question

Assertion :Pancreatic amylase digest starch to maltose. Reason: Pancreatic amylase breaks the peptide bond of protein.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
• C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
• D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

Pancreatic amylase completes digestion of carbohydrate, producing glucose, a small molecule that is absorbed into your blood and carried throughout your body. Pancreatic amylase is a major digestive enzyme, which can hydrolyze starch into simpler sugars, like maltose and glucose, for absorption. The sugar is the most important source of energy supply.

Pancreatic amylase can break down the raw and cooked starches with high efficiency and speed. In the small intestine, the entire hydrolysis process will be completed within 10 minutes, since the pancreatic amylase and starch contact with each other.

Pepsin is the active protein-digesting enzyme of the stomach. Pepsin acts on protein molecules by breaking the peptide bonds that hold the molecules together. Digestion of protein is completed in the small intestine by the pancreatic enzymes trypsin, chymotrypsin, and carboxypeptidase.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.