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Chymotrypsinogen: Chymotrypsin:: Pepsinogen: _____________

(a) Pepsin

(b) Trypsin

(c) Carboxypeptidase

(d) Thrombin

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The question is from Enzymes topic in chapter Enzymes of Enzyme Technology

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Right option is (a) Pepsin

Explanation: Chymotrypsin is an activated form of proenzyme chymotrypsinogen. In the same way, pepsin is an activated form of proenzyme pepsinogen. Trypsin, carboxypeptidase and thrombin are activated forms of proenzymes like trypsinogen, procarboxypeptidase and prothrombin respectively.

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