Definition of trypsinogen in English:
trypsinogen
nountrɪpˈsɪnədʒ(ə)ntripˈsinəjən
mass nounBiochemistry An inactive substance secreted by the pancreas, from which the digestive enzyme trypsin is formed in the duodenum.
Example sentencesExamples
- Mesotrypsinogen comprises a minor portion of the total trypsinogen protein in the pancreas.
- Hypercalcemia increases calcium, which is believed to activate trypsinogen.
- Trypsin also activates trypsinogen as well as all the other proenzymes in the pancreatic secretion, producing the active proteases and peptidases that hydrolyze dietary polypeptides.
- As trypsinogen is secreted into the duodenum, it is changed into trypsin by enterokinase.
- Examples of important proenzymes include pepsinogen, trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen, which give rise to the proteolytic digestive enzymes.