Several digestive enzymes are secreted as zymogens because __________.
A) it saves one step in their synthesis
B) gastric cells do not have the necessary enzymes for their synthesis
C) they start digesting intracellular proteins of the gastric cells more quickly
D) they act only in the stomach lumen and do not digest intracellular proteins
E) they can start digesting dietary proteins more quickly

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Zymogens are inactive precursors of enzymes, secreted in an inactive form to prevent them from digesting the cells in which they are synthesized. Once secreted into the digestive tract, they are activated and can perform their function without harming the cells that produced them.

Several Digestive Enzymes Are Secreted as Zymogens Because __________