KROK 1 2011 – Question 33 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A 30-year-old male patient with acute pancreatitis has been found to have a disorder of cavitary protein digestion. The reason for such condition can be the hyposynthesis and hyposecretion of the following enzyme:
- A. Lipase
- B. Dipeptidase
- C. Trypsin
- D. Pepsin
- E. Amylase
Hint
Consider which enzyme working in the lumen of the small intestine hydrolyses proteins and is supplied by the organ that is inflamed.
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