trypsinogen

Noun
  1. Inactive precursor of trypsin;
    A substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine (synset 115105788)
    is a type of: trypsin - an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units

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