Solution:- Composition of Pancreatic juice in Humans:- Pancreatic juice is a colourless, odorless, highly alkaline fluid of low viscosity, pH = 8- 8.4. Alkalinity is because of HCO3–. |
The important components of pancreatic juice are
i. H2O
ii. Cations: Na+, K+, Mg++, Ca++
iii. Anions: HCO3–, Cl–, SO42–, HOP43–
iv . Enzymes
a) trypsinogen,
b) chymotrypsinogen,
c) carboxypeptidase,
d) pancreatic lipase,
e) nucleases and
f) amylase etc.
