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chymotrypsin
[kahy-moh-trip-sin]
noun
a proteolytic enzyme, found in pancreatic juice, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins into polypeptides and amino acids.
chymotrypsin
/ ˌ첹ɪəʊˈٰɪɪ /
noun
a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
Other Word Forms
- chymotryptic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of chymotrypsin1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chymotrypsin1
Example Sentences
Tom worked with David Blow on interactions of the enzyme chymotrypsin with its substrates, and Joan with Francis Crick, Sydney Brenner and Mark Bretscher on messenger RNA.
As they investigated subtilisin's complex structure, the scientists realized that it had a curious similarity to another enzyme, chymotrypsin, common to all vertebrates, including man.
In the presence of cancers, West found, the chymotrypsin inhibitor is greatly multiplied.
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