trypsin

Noun
  1. An enzyme of pancreatic origin;
    Catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units (synset 115105619)
    is a type of: enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
    subtypes: trypsinogen - 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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