erepsin
/ (ɪˈrɛpsɪn) /
noun
a mixture of proteolytic enzymes secreted by the small intestine
Nearby words
eremophilous, eremophyte, eremurus, erenburg, erenow, erepsin, ereshkigal, ereshkigel, erethic, erethism, eretria
Word Origin for erepsin
C20 er-, from Latin ēripere to snatch (from rapere to seize) + (p) epsin
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Examples from the Web for erepsin
Luciferase is destroyed only by pepsin (probably), trypsin, erepsin, and something in spleen and liver extract.
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Medicine definitions for erepsin
erepsin
[ ĭ-rĕp′sən ]
n.
An enzyme complex found in intestinal and pancreatic juices that functions in the breakdown of polypeptides into amino acids.
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