enterokinase

British

/ ˌɛntərəʊˈkaɪneɪz /

noun

an enzyme in intestinal juice that converts trypsinogen to trypsin

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Once released into the small intestine, an enzyme found in the wall of the small intestine, called enterokinase, binds to trypsinogen and converts it into its active form, trypsin.

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