chymotrypsin

chymotrypsin Definition

chymo·tryp·sin (kī′mō trip′sin)

noun

a pancreatic enzyme that is important in the digestion of proteins in the intestines

Etymology: < Gr chymos (see chyme) + trypsin

chymotrypsin Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

inhibitor: The synthetic gene was roughly based on a winged bean chymotrypsin inhibitor.

Noun used with modifier

enzyme: In the late 1930s Max Perutz used the technique to study hemoglobin and the enzyme chymotrypsin.

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