erepsin

British

/ ɪˈrɛpsɪn /

noun

a mixture of proteolytic enzymes secreted by the small intestine

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Etymology

Origin of erepsin

C20 er-, from Latin ēripere to snatch (from rapere to seize) + ( _p ) _epsin

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The erepsin in the intestinal juice, “succus entericus,” brings about further change in the proteins, with the production of amino acids.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

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