CHYMOTRYPSIN


Meaning of CHYMOTRYPSIN in English

— chymotryptic /kuy'moh trip'tik/ , adj.

/kuy'moh trip"sin/ , n. Biochem.

a proteolytic enzyme, found in pancreatic juice, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins into polypeptides and amino acids.

[ 1930-35; CHYME + -O- + TRYPSIN ]

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