Definition of chymotrypsin in English:
chymotrypsin
noun ˌkʌɪmə(ʊ)ˈtrɪpsɪnˌkīmōˈtripsən
mass nounBiochemistry A digestive enzyme which breaks down proteins in the small intestine. It is secreted by the pancreas and converted into an active form by trypsin.
Example sentencesExamples
- In this study, we have used the Gaussian network model and a clustering method to analyze the dynamic properties of trypsin and chymotrypsin.
- All the three spice mixes when consumed through the diet favorably enhanced the pancreatic lipase, chymotrypsin and amylase activities.
- Examples are the digestive enzymes trypsin and chymotrypsin, which only have enzymatic activity after the protein chain is cut and fragments of the protein removed.
- The completion of the sequence depended on the use of specific proteases - trypsin, chymotrypsin, and pepsin - to produce larger fragments.
- This group, including trypsin and chymotrypsin, evolved from a common ancestral protease, and all use the same mechanism of action at their active site.
Origin
1930s: from chymo- (combining form of chyme) + trypsin.