Q. Ptyalin is inactivated by a component of gastric juice known as

A) Pepsin
B) Mucus
C) Rennin
D) HCl
Explanation

Saliva contains a starch splitting enzyme ptyalin $(\alpha\ amylase).$ HCl of gastric juice inactivated the ptyalin in stomach.

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