Which among the following enzymes is required to digest protein?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Trypsin
Digestive enzymes are specific: each breaks down one kind of food. Trypsin, made by the pancreas and released into the small intestine, breaks proteins into smaller peptides, continuing the work that pepsin starts in the stomach.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) Disaccharides — Incorrect. Not enzymes at all but double sugars such as sucrose, maltose and lactose.
Option (3) Amylase — Incorrect. Found in saliva and pancreatic juice; it digests starch into maltose.
Option (4) Lipase — Incorrect. Digests fats into fatty acids and glycerol.