HyperDic: trypsin

English > 1 sense of the word trypsin:
NOUNsubstancetrypsinan enzyme of pancreatic origin
English > trypsin: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAn enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units.
NarrowertrypsinogenInactive precursor of trypsin
BroaderenzymeAny of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
Spanishtripsina
Catalantripsina

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