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Pepsinogen is activated by which of the following secretions?

ATrypsin

BSalivary amylase

CHydrochloric acid

DRennin

Answer:

C. Hydrochloric acid

Read Explanation:

The proenzyme pepsinogen on exposure to hydrochloric acid gets converted into the active enzyme pepsin which is the proteolytic enzyme of the stomach. Pepsin converts proteins into proteoses and peptones


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