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trypsin

/ˈtrɪp.sɪn/

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noun

C2formalcommonmedical/ˈtrɪp.sɪn/

uncountable

An enzyme produced in the pancreas that breaks down proteins into smaller polypeptide chains during digestion.

  • 🇷🇺Фермент, вырабатываемый в поджелудочной железе, который расщепляет белки на более мелкие полипептидные цепи во время пищеварения.
  1. Digestive enzyme C1 formal medical

    A pancreatic enzyme that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides during digestion.

    • Trypsin is secreted by the pancreas into the small intestine.
    • The laboratory used trypsin to digest the protein sample.
    • Trypsin inhibitors can affect the digestion of dietary proteins.

    🇷🇺Пищеварительный фермент

  • trypsins plural form
  • trypsins' possessive plural form
  • trypsin's possessive singular form