Q.

Which of the following enzyme digest milk protein in alkaline medium?

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a

Pepsin

b

Chymotrypsin

c

Trypsin

d

Rennin

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Chymotrypsin is a digestive enzyme which uses an active serine residue to perform hydrolysis on the Cterminus of the aromatic amino acids of other proteins. It is a protease enzyme that cleaves on the C-terminal phenylalanine (F), tryptophan (W), and tyrosine (Y) on peptide chains. It shows specificity for aromatic amino acids because of its hydrophobic pocket.

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