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trypsin — A proteolytic enzyme formed in the small intestine from trypsinogen by the action of enteropeptidase; a serine proteinase that hydrolyzes peptides, amides, esters, etc., at bonds of the carboxyl groups of l arginyl or l lysyl residues; it also… … Medical dictionary
Granulex — Gran·u·lex (granґu leks) trademark for a combination preparation of crystallized trypsin and balsam of Peru … Medical dictionary
Tryptar — Tryp·tar (tripґtahr) trademark for a preparation of crystallized trypsin … Medical dictionary
protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… … Universalium
John Howard Northrop — Born July 5, 1891(1891 07 05) Yonkers, New York … Wikipedia
Enzyme — Biocatalyst redirects here. For the use of natural catalysts in organic chemistry, see Biocatalysis. Human glyoxalase I. Two zinc ions that are needed for the enzyme to catalyze its reaction are shown as purp … Wikipedia
Northrop, John Howard — born July 5, 1891, Yonkers, N.Y., U.S. died May 27, 1987, Wickenberg, Ariz. U.S. biochemist. He worked most of his career on the staff of New York City s Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1916–61). His early research on fermentation… … Universalium
chymotrypsin — C. A or B; a serine proteinase of the gastrointestinal tract that preferentially cleaves carboxyl links of hydrophobic amino acid s, particularly at tyrosyl, tryptophanyl, phenylalanyl, and leucyl residues; synthesized in the pancreas as… … Medical dictionary
History of biochemistry — The history of biochemistry spans approximately 400 years. Although the term “biochemistry” seems to have been first used in 1882, it is generally accepted that the word biochemistry was first proposed in 1903 by Carl Neuberg, a German… … Wikipedia
Pepsin — Protbox Name= Pepsin Photo= 1PSO.png Caption= Pepsin in complex with pepstatin Gene = 8885 (HGNCid) Type =protease Functions = digestion ECnumber=3.4.23.1 Names = Pepsinogen Interactions = pepstatin Pages =Pepsin is a digestive protease (EC… … Wikipedia
