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trypsin
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
chief digestive enzyme of pancreatic juice, 1876, coined 1874 by German physiologist Wilhelm Friedrich Kühne (1837-1900), apparently from Greek tripsis "rubbing, friction" (from tribein "to rub, rub down, wear away," from PIE root *tere- (1) "to rub, turn, ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trypsin \Tryp"sin\, n. [Gr. ? a rubbing, fr. ? to rub, grind. So called because it causes protein to break up or to fall apart.] (physiol.) A proteolytic enzyme present in the pancreatic juice. Unlike the pepsin of the gastric juice, it acts in a neutral ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Trypsin is a serine protease from the PA clan superfamily, found in the digestive system of many vertebrates , where it hydrolyses proteins . Trypsin is formed in the small intestine when its proenzyme form, the trypsinogen produced by the pancreas , is ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease).
Usage examples of trypsin.
For instance, bromelain, from pineapple, is used as a skin exfoliant, while trypsin, from animal sources, and amylase and lipase, both from microbial sources, break down and dissolve dead skin cells.
For instance, bromelain, from pineapple, is used as a skin exfoliant, while trypsin, from animal sources, and amylase and lipase, both from microbial sources, break down and dissolve dead skin cells.
Other enzymes are pepsin, found in the stomach, and trypsin and erepsin, found in the intestine.