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Which digestive enzyme is called steapsin?


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Digestive Enzyme:

  1. A digestive enzyme is an enzyme that helps in breaking down food.
  2. Steapsin is the lipase digestive enzyme present in the pancreatic juice that helps in the digestion of fats.
  3. Steapsin enzyme catalyzes the breakdown of fats into smaller molecules, glycerol and fatty acids.

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