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Trypsin

Trypsin Meaning & Definition
Trypsin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Trypsin?

[n] an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units

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See Also | enzyme | trypsinogen

Trypsin In Webster's Dictionary

\Tryp"sin\, n. [Cr. ? a rubbing, fr. ? to rub, grind. So called because it causes proteid matter to break up or to fall apart.] (physiol.) A proteolytic ferment, or enzyme, present in the pancreatic juice. Unlike the pepsin of the gastric juice, it acts in a neutral or alkaline fluid, and not only converts the albuminous matter of the food into soluble peptones, but also, in part, into leucin and tyrosin.

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