Enzyme pepsin in the gastric juice helps in the digestion of :-
A
carbohydrates
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B
fats
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C
nucleic acids
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D
proteins
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Solution
The correct option is B proteins Pepsin is the chief digestive enzyme in the stomach that stomach that breaks down proteins. Cells produce pepsinogen that is produced to act on mucus by epithelial cells of the stomach that helps to protect the lining of the stomach from corrosive hydrochloric acid and pepsin.