trypsin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: trypsin	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for trypsin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trypsin n an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trypsin \Tryp"sin\, n. [Cr. [?] a rubbing, fr. [?] to rub, grind. So called because it causes proteid matter to break up or to fall apart.] (physiol.) 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.