trypsinogen

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A noun referring to the inactive precursor of trypsin, a substance secreted by the pancreas that is converted into active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine.

• 🇩🇪Trypsinogen ist das inaktive Vorläuferenzym (Zymogen) des Verdauungsenzyms Trypsin, das in der Bauchspeicheldrüse gebildet und in den Dünndarm abgegeben wird, wo es durch Enterokinase in aktives Trypsin umgewandelt wird.

1. Inactive enzyme precursor C2 formal medical

   A zymogen (inactive enzyme) produced by the pancreas that is converted into the active digestive enzyme trypsin in the small intestine by the action of enterokinase.

   • Trypsinogen is secreted by the pancreas into the duodenum.
   • Enterokinase cleaves trypsinogen to form active trypsin.
   • A deficiency in trypsinogen activation can lead to digestive problems.
   • The conversion of trypsinogen to trypsin is a crucial step in protein digestion.

   🇩🇪Inaktive Enzymvorstufe

• trypsinogens plural form
• trypsinogens' possessive plural form
• trypsinogen's possessive singular form