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Chymotrypsin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A serine endopeptidase secreted by the pancreas as its zymogen, CHYMOTRYPSINOGEN and carried in the pancreatic juice to the duodenum where it is activated by TRYPSIN. It selectively cleaves aromatic amino acids on the carboxyl side.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • 9004-07-3 (CAS RN)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LFN12Q59-W

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