Enterokinase is present in the

Bile juice

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Intestinal juice

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Pancreatic juice

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Pancreatic hormone

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Solution

The correct option is B Intestinal juice
Enteropeptidase (enterokinase) is an enzyme secreted from intestinal glands (the crypts of Lieberkuhn) following the entry of ingested food passing from the stomach. It converts trypsinogen (a zymogen) into its active form trypsin, resulting in the subsequent activation of pancreatic digestive enzymes.

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