Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An enzyme secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa that catalyzes the conversion of trypsinogen to trypsin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kinase found in the intestinal mucous membrane, which renders the pancreatic trypsin physiologically active.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry An
enzyme , secreted by the upperintestinal mucosa , thatcatalyzes theactivation oftrypsinogen by converting it totrypsin
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun enzyme in the intestinal juice that converts inactive trypsinogen into active trypsin
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