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Trypsin

A proteolytic ferment, or 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.

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Enzyme 76% connected

An unorganized or unformed ferment, in distinction from an organized or living ferment; a soluble, or chemical, ferment. Ptyalin, pepsin, diastase, a…

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Trypsinogen 76% connected

The antecedent of trypsin, a substance which is contained in the cells of the pancreas and gives rise to the trypsin.

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