trypsin

noun

A pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to form smaller polypeptide units.

noun

The proteolytic ferment which is the active principle of the pancreatic fluid; pancreatine.

noun

A proteolytic enzyme present in the pancreatic juice. Unlike the pepsin of the gastric juice, it acts in a neutral or alkaline fluid, and not only converts the albuminous matter of the food into soluble peptones, but also, in part, into leucin and tyrosin.

noun

A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease).

noun

an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units