trypsinogen

incontável

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.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o precursor inativo da tripsina, uma enzima produzida pelo pâncreas que se converte em tripsina ativa no intestino delgado por ação da enterocinase.

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.

   🇵🇹Precursor enzimático inativo

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