Enzyme not present in pancreatic juice is ______.

Amylase

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Chymotrypsinogen

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Lipase

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Enterokinase

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Solution

The correct option is D Enterokinase
The pancreatic juice is secreted by the exocrine part of the pancreas which includes sodium bicarbonate, trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, and procarboxypeptidase, elastase, pancreatic alpha-amylase, RNase, DNase, pancreatic lipase. It helps in the digestion of fats, protein, starch, and nucleic acids. Enterokinase is an enzyme that helps to convert trypsinogen into trypsin. Enterokinase is secreted by the intestinal mucosa.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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