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TRYPSIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("trypsin" is a kind of...):
enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trypsin"):
trypsinogen (inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine)
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