Erepsin Definition

ĭ-rĕpsən
noun
An enzyme mixture once thought to be one enzyme, secreted by the small intestine and involved in the breaking down of proteins into their component amino acids.
Webster's New World
A mixture of enzymes present in intestinal juices that functions in the breakdown of polypeptides.
American Heritage

Origin of Erepsin

  • Latin ēripere to snatch away (ē-, ex- ex-) (rapere to seize rep- in Indo-European roots) (p)epsin

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

  • Latin ēripere to snatch away (ē-, ex- ex-) (rapere to seize rep- in Indo-European roots) (p)epsin

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

Erepsin Sentence Examples

  • This group is represented by the erepsin of the pancreas and other organs.

  • A third enzyme, the trypsin of the pancreas, possesses the power of both pepsin and erepsin.

  • It is not quite certain whether a true pepsin exists in plants, but many trypsins have been discovered, and one form of erepsin, at least, is very widespread.

  • The vegetable contains the protein-digesting enzyme, erepsin.

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