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ˈtrɪp sɪntrypsin

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. trypsinnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. trypsinnoun

    A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease).

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  1. Trypsin

    Trypsin is an enzyme in the first section of the small intestine that starts the digestion of protein molecules by cutting long chains of amino acids into smaller pieces. It is a serine protease from the PA clan superfamily, found in the digestive system of many vertebrates, where it hydrolyzes proteins. Trypsin is formed in the small intestine when its proenzyme form, the trypsinogen produced by the pancreas, is activated. Trypsin cuts peptide chains mainly at the carboxyl side of the amino acids lysine or arginine. It is used for numerous biotechnological processes. The process is commonly referred to as trypsin proteolysis or trypsinization, and proteins that have been digested/treated with trypsin are said to have been trypsinized. Trypsin was discovered in 1876 by Wilhelm Kühne and was named from the Ancient Greek word for rubbing since it was first isolated by rubbing the pancreas with glycerin.

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  1. trypsin

    Trypsin is a serine protease, a type of enzyme, that is produced in the pancreas and plays a vital role in the digestive processes in many organisms. It works by breaking down proteins in the intestines into smaller peptides, or even into their basic components, the amino acids, by cleaving them at the carboxyl side of the amino acids lysine and arginine. This allows these nutrients to be absorbed more effectively into the bloodstream.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Trypsinnoun

    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

Wikidata

  1. Trypsin

    Trypsin is a serine protease found in the digestive system of many vertebrates, where it hydrolyses proteins. Trypsin is produced in the pancreas as the inactive proenzyme trypsinogen. Trypsin cleaves peptide chains mainly at the carboxyl side of the amino acids lysine or arginine, except when either is followed by proline. It is used for numerous biotechnological processes. The process is commonly referred to as trypsin proteolysis or trypsinisation, and proteins that have been digested/treated with trypsin are said to have been trypsinized.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Trypsin

    trip′sin, n. a ferment which occurs in the secretion of the pancreas, and may be isolated from the pancreatic juice, as pepsin from the gastric.—adj. Tryp′tic.—n. Tryp′tōne, a substance formed from proteids by pancreatic juice. [Gr., from tribein, to rub, the substance having been first found on rubbing down the pancreas with glycerine.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Trypsin

    A serine endopeptidase that is formed from TRYPSINOGEN in the pancreas. It is converted into its active form by ENTEROPEPTIDASE in the small intestine. It catalyzes hydrolysis of the carboxyl group of either arginine or lysine. EC 3.4.21.4.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trypsin in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trypsin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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