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chymotrypsin
[ kahy-moh-trip-sin ]
noun
Biochemistry.
- a proteolytic enzyme, found in pancreatic juice, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins into polypeptides and amino acids.
chymotrypsin
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noun
- a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦³ó²â·³¾´Ç·³Ù°ù²â±è·³Ù¾±³¦ [kahy-moh-trip-tik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chymotrypsin1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chymotrypsin1
C20: from chyme + trypsin
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Tom worked with David Blow on interactions of the enzyme chymotrypsin with its substrates, and Joan with Francis Crick, Sydney Brenner and Mark Bretscher on messenger RNA.
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As they investigated subtilisin's complex structure, the scientists realized that it had a curious similarity to another enzyme, chymotrypsin, common to all vertebrates, including man.
In the presence of cancers, West found, the chymotrypsin inhibitor is greatly multiplied.
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