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chymotrypsinogen

American  
[kahy-moh-trip-sin-uh-juhn, -jen] / ˌkaɪ moʊ trɪpˈsɪn ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. a zymogen that is converted by trypsin to chymotrypsin.

chymotrypsinogen British  
/ ˌkaɪməʊtrɪpˈsɪnədʒɪn /

noun

  1. the inactive precursor of chymotrypsin

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Etymology

Origin of chymotrypsinogen

First recorded in 1930–35; chymotrypsin + -o- + -gen

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In the pancreas, vesicles store trypsin and chymotrypsin as trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Trypsin then binds to chymotrypsinogen to convert it into the active chymotrypsin.

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The intestinal brush border enzyme enteropeptidase stimulates the activation of trypsin from trypsinogen of the pancreas, which in turn changes the pancreatic enzymes procarboxypeptidase and chymotrypsinogen into their active forms, carboxypeptidase and chymotrypsin.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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