Which of the following converts starch to glucose, proteins to amino acids and fats to glycerol?

Gastric juice

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Bile salts

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Intestinal juice

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Pepsinogen

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Solution

The correct option is C
Intestinal juice

Complete digestion takes place in the small intestine, so these compounds are converted into their absorbable form by the enzymes present in the intestinal juice.

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Which of the following converts starch to glucose, proteins to amino acids and fats to glycerol?

The correct option is C Intestinal juice Complete digestion takes place in the small intestine, so these compounds are converted into their absorbable form by the enzymes present in the intestinal juice.

The correct option is C
Intestinal juice

Complete digestion takes place in the small intestine, so these compounds are converted into their absorbable form by the enzymes present in the intestinal juice.