NEET 2014 Biology question

Not in NEET syllabus

The initial step in the digestion of milk in humans is carried out by?

(1)Lipase
(2)Trypsin
(3)RenninCorrect
(4)Pepsin

Answer: (3)

Solution

The first step in milk digestion is the curdling (coagulation) of milk protein casein by the enzyme rennin of the gastric juice, which converts the soluble caseinogen into insoluble casein (as calcium paracaseinate), keeping milk in the stomach

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Question ID VK-091621