TRYPSIN


Meaning of TRYPSIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrip-sən ]

noun

Etymology: perhaps from Greek tryein to wear down + English pe psin; akin to Latin terere to rub — more at throw

Date: 1876

: a proteolytic enzyme that is secreted in the pancreatic juice in the form of trypsinogen, is activated in the duodenum, and is most active in a slightly alkaline medium

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