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Name the following :
(f) An enzyme secreted by gastric glands in the stomach which acts on proteins.

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  • An enzyme secreted by gastric glands in the stomach which acts on proteins is pepsin.
  • Pepsin is the principal digestive enzyme involved in protein digestion.
  • Hydrochloric acid converts pepsinogen to the active enzyme pepsin.

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