Thesaurus: trypsin

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1. n. 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.
2. n. an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units
3. 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.
4. A proteolytic ferment, or enzyme, present in the pancreaticjuice. Unlike the pepsin of the gastric juice, it acts in a neutralor alkaline fluid, and not only converts the albuminous matter of thefood into soluble peptones, but also, in part, into leucin andtyrosin.
5. n:100 n. an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units