trypsin
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Origin of trypsin
1875–80; irregular < Greek trîps ( is ) friction ( trī́b ( ein ) to rub + -sis -sis ) + -in 2; so called because first obtained by rubbing the pancreas
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The protein simulated in this case is called trypsin, a heavyweight in the world of biology.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
The motor uses the digestive enzyme trypsin to cut the peptides and convert them into the energy it needs to propel itself.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024
Another, which Whitcomb's group identified over a decade ago, is caused when a digestive enzyme, trypsin, is activated at the wrong time and digests the pancreas from within.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2014
After digestion of wild-type TcdB2–TccC3 overnight with 2mM trypsin solution, peptides of the protein were evaporated and dissolved in 0.1% formic acid before HPLC-MS separation.
From Nature ● Apr. 4, 2014
Among the better known of these non-vital ferments are rennet, the milk-curdling enzym; diastase or ptyalin of the saliva, the starch-converting enzym; pepsin and trypsin, the digestive ferments of the animal body.
From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)
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