trypsins
Protein-cleaving pancreatic enzymes
Trypsins are digestive enzymes that break down proteins in the small intestine.
Produced in the pancreas as inactive trypsinogen, they activate upon reaching the intestine and cleave protein chains at specific points.
The term usually appears in biochemistry and medical contexts: The lab measured trypsin levels to assess pancreatic function.
Reaction-speeding proteins
- serineProtein-forming amino acid
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
- peptideShort amino acid chain
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
pepsin · zymogen · substrate · cleavage · lysine · arginine · specificity · pancreatic
Dual-function abdominal gland
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- duodenumInitial small intestine
- intestineDigestive tract organ
- absorptionProcess of taking in
chyme · nutrients · gut · alimentary · secretion · exocrine · proenzyme · activation
Compositional evaluation procedure
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- spectrophotometryMeasuring light wavelength absorption
- inhibitorAgent that slows reactions
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
passage · detachment · protocol · incubation · buffer · sterile · centrifugation · confluent
Swollen digestive gland
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
enzymes
Reaction-speeding proteins
- serineProtein-forming amino acid
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
- peptideShort amino acid chain
hydrolysis · pepsin · zymogen · substrate · cleavage · lysine · arginine · specificity · pancreatic · denaturation
pancreas
Dual-function abdominal gland
absorption · chyme · nutrients · gut · alimentary · secretion · exocrine · proenzyme · activation · malabsorption
assay
Compositional evaluation procedure
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- spectrophotometryMeasuring light wavelength absorption
- inhibitorAgent that slows reactions
dissociation · passage · detachment · protocol · incubation · buffer · sterile · centrifugation · confluent · monolayer
pancreatitis
Swollen digestive gland
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- inflammationProtective tissue response
diagnostic · hereditary · mutation · chronic · acute · Creon · biomarker