Question

which digestive enzyme is called “Steapsin”?
A) Nuclease
B) Trypsin
C) Lipase
D) Enterokinase

Answer 1

Hint: Digestive enzymes break down polymeric macromolecules into smaller blocks to ease their absorption by the body. Our digestive system takes nutrients. Food needs to be broken down from articles like steak and broccoli into nutrient pieces (from proteins), fatty acids and cholesterol (from fats), and sugar (from carbohydrates) along with vitamins, minerals, and many types of animal and plant compounds. Digestive enzymes transform the food into smaller molecules that your tissues, cells, and organs utilize for many metabolic functions.

Complete answer:
Steapsin is also known as lipase. This name is used to refer to the lipase enzyme in the pancreatic juice. Lipase enzyme breaks down fats into smaller molecules known as glycerol and fatty acids. A small quantity of lipase, which is known as gastric lipase is made by the cells of the stomach. This enzyme mainly dissolves fat present in the food. The pancreas is the chief source of lipase in the digestive tract, which makes pancreatic lipase which acts in the small intestine.
A) Nuclease – This enzyme cleaves the chains of nucleotides in nucleic acids into smaller units. It is not present in the digestive system. So it is the wrong answer.
B) Trypsin - This enzyme helps us in protein digestion. It is also the wrong answer.
C) Lipase – This is the correct answer.
D) Enterokinase – It converts trypsinogen into its active form trypsin. This is the wrong option.

The correct option is (C) – Lipase.

Note:
Digestive enzymes convert the food into smaller molecules that your tissues, cells, and organs utilize for many metabolic functions. Pancreatic lipase acts on these fat globules and converts them into glycerol and fatty acids that are small, energy molecules. Glycerol and fatty acids move in the blood and lymph vessels to move in every part of the body.