Question

Strongest proteolytic enzyme is released by ............ part of alimentary canal.

• A. Ileum
• B. Pancreas
• C. Stomach
• D. Liver

Answer 1

The correct option is C Stomach

The oesophagus leads into the stomach. The stomach is a muscular sac. The stomach is the most important site of protein digestion. Stomach wall has peptic cells, chief cells secrete pepsinogen and oxyntic and parietal cells secrete hydrochloric acid. The pepsinogen is activated to pepsin on exposure to hydrochloric acid. The pepsin is a chief proteolytic enzyme of the alimentary canal. Another important enzyme of the stomach is lysozyme which is antibacterial. Thus, the correct answer is option C.