Select the best explanation for why protease enzymes are secreted in inactive forms
A) Inactive enzymes will simply be expelled with the feces if no protein is present in the digesting food, this will help to conserve energy.
B) The immunoglobulins protecting the digestive tract would be digested without proper regulation of protein digesting enzymes.
C) The enzymes would digest each other if they were not properly regulated.
D) The cells producing inactive enzymes are themselves protected from the enzymes until they are safely within the lumen of the GI tract.
D
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