TRYPSIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does trypsin mean? • TRYPSIN (noun)
The noun TRYPSIN has 1 sense:
1. an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units
Familiarity information: TRYPSIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRYPSIN (noun)
Meaning:
An enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
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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