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chymotrypsin vs. trypsin

chymotrypsin

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a proteolytic enzyme, found in pancreatic juice, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins into polypeptides and amino acids.

trypsin

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a proteolytic enzyme of the pancreatic juice, capable of converting proteins into peptone.