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FPGEE Chapter 12 Biochemistry (1 of 66) Sample Questions

1. Proteases refer to?

A. Carbohydrate metabolizing enzymes breakdown starch to glucose.
B. Digestive tract enzymes and digest food.
C. A group of enzyme that hydrolyze peptide bond of protein to amino acids
D. Nucleic acid metabolizing enzymes
E. Catabolism enzymes carbohydrates, proteins and nucleotide.

Ans: C

Tips: Protease refers to a group of enzymes whose catalytic function is to hydrolyze peptide bonds of proteins. They are also called proteolytic enzymes or proteinases. Any enzyme that breaks down protein into its building blocks, amino acids, is called a protease, which is a general term. Your digestive tract produces a number of these enzymes, but the three main proteases are pepsin, trypsin and chymotrypsin.

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