enterokinase

/ (ˌɛntərəʊˈkaɪneɪz) /

noun

an enzyme in intestinal juice that converts trypsinogen to trypsin

Nearby words

enterogenous cyanosis, enterogenous cyst, enterohepatic circulation, enterohepatitis, enterohepatocele, enterokinase, enterokinesis, enterolith, enterolithiasis, enterology, enterolysis

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Examples from the Web for enterokinase

Another variety is the activating enzymes or kinases such as the enterokinase of the intestine.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey

Medicine definitions for enterokinase

enterokinase

[ ĕn′tə-rō-kī′nās′, -nāz′, -kĭn′ās′, -āz′ ]

n.

An enzyme secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa that catalyzes the conversion of the inactive trypsinogen to trypsin.enteropeptidase