Chymotrypsin Definition

kīmə-trĭpsĭn
noun
A pancreatic enzyme that is important in the digestion of proteins in the intestines.
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Other Word Forms of Chymotrypsin

Noun

Singular:
chymotrypsin
Plural:
chymotrypsins

Origin of Chymotrypsin

  • chym(e) trypsin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Chymotrypsin Sentence Examples

  • This is irreversible inhibition (see the example of chymotrypsin below ).

  • In the late 1930s Max Perutz used the technique to study hemoglobin and the enzyme chymotrypsin.

  • The two proteases trypsin and chymotrypsin are grouped into the serine protease family.

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Words Starting With

CCHCHY

Words Ending With

NINSIN

Unscrambles

chymotrypsin

Words Starting With C and Ending With N

Starts With C & Ends With NStarts With CH & Ends With NStarts With C & Ends With IN

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With C12 Letter Words Ending With N