chy|mo|tryp|sin

chy|mo|tryp|sin
chy|mo|tryp|sin «KY muh TRIHP suhn», noun.
any one of a group of enzymes formed by the action of trypsin on a pancreatic juice, especially useful in the digestion of milk and protein solids: »

Measuring amounts of two chemicals in blood, inhibitors of rennin and chymotrypsin, gave an index for response to treatment of leukemia and cancer (Science News Letter).

[< chyme + trypsin]

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  • chy|mo|tryp|sin|o|gen — «KY muh trihp SIHN uh juhn», noun. an inactive precursor, or zymogen, of chymotrypsin. It is changed into chymotrypsin by the action of trypsin …   Useful english dictionary

  • chy — chy·li·fac·tion; chy·li·fac·tive; chy·lif·er·ous; chy·li·fi·ca·tion; chy·li·form; chy·li·fy; chy·lo·cau·lous; chy·lo·cyst; chy·loid; chy·lo·mi·cron; chy·lo·phyl·lous; chy·lo·poi·e·sis; chy·lo·sis; chy·lous; chy·lu·ria; chy·mase; chy·mif·er·ous;… …   English syllables

  • tryp — an·ti·tryp·sin; schiz·o·tryp·a·num; tryp·a·ne·id; tryp·a·ne·idae; tryp·ar·sa·mide; tryp·o·graph; tryp·sin; tryp·sin·ize; tryp·sin·o·gen; tryp·tic; tryp·tone; tryp·to·phan; tryp·topha·nase; chy·mo·tryp·tic; tryp·sin·i·za·tion; an·ti·tryp·tic;… …   English syllables

  • sin — ab·ra·sin; ab·sin·thin; ab·sin·thine; ab·sin·thism; ab·sin·thi·um; ab·sin·thol; ab·ys·sin·ia; ac·to·my·o·sin; ag·gres·sin; am·bro·sin; am·y·lop·sin; an·dro·sin; Anes·the·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·ly·sin; an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin;… …   English syllables

  • chymotrypsin — chy•mo•tryp•sin [[t]ˌkaɪ moʊˈtrɪp sɪn[/t]] n. biochem. an enzyme of the pancreatic juice that breaks down food protein in the small intestines • Etymology: 1930–35 chy mo•tryp′tic tɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Chymotrypsin — Chy|mo|tryp|sin [↑ Chymo u. ↑ Trypsin], das; s, e: in der Bauchspeicheldrüse aus Vorstufen (Chymotrypsinogenen) gebildete Verdauungsenzyme (↑ Proteinasen), die auch med. Verwendung in der Wundheilung u. Ödemtherapie finden. * * * Chymotrypsin  … …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Chymotrypsin — Chy|mo|tryp|sin* das; s, e: im Saft der Bauchspeicheldrüse gebildetes ↑Enzym …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • chymotrypsinogen — The precursor of chymotrypsin. Converted to π chymotrypsin by the action of trypsin. * * * chy·mo·tryp·sin·o·gen .trip sin ə jən n a zymogen that is secreted by the pancreas and is converted by trypsin to chymotrypsin * * * n. see chymotrypsin *… …   Medical dictionary

  • chymotrypsin — C. A or B; a serine proteinase of the gastrointestinal tract that preferentially cleaves carboxyl links of hydrophobic amino acid s, particularly at tyrosyl, tryptophanyl, phenylalanyl, and leucyl residues; synthesized in the pancreas as… …   Medical dictionary

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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