chymotrypsin

chymotrypsin
chymotryptic /kuy'moh trip'tik/, adj.
/kuy'moh trip"sin/, n. Biochem.
a proteolytic enzyme, found in pancreatic juice, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins into polypeptides and amino acids.
[1930-35; CHYME + -O- + TRYPSIN]

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