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A substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine
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trypsinogen
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WordNet
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n. inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine
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Trypsinogen \Tryp*sin"o*gen\, n. [Trypsin + -gen.] (Physiol.) The antecedent of trypsin, a substance which is contained in the cells of the pancreas and gives rise to the trypsin.
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Trypsinogen (EC 3.4.23.18/20/21/23/24/26) is the precursor form or zymogen of trypsin , a digestive enzyme . Produced by the pancreas , it is found in pancreatic juice , along with amylase , lipase , and chymotrypsinogen . It is activated by enteropeptidase ...
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n. (context biochemistry English) An inactive precursor of trypsin