Definitions for trypsin

trypsin tryp·sin

Spelling: [trip-sin]
IPA: /ˈtrɪp sɪn/

Trypsin is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 141 anagrams from letters in trypsin (inprsty).

Definitions for trypsin

noun

  1. a proteolytic enzyme of the pancreatic juice, capable of converting proteins into peptone.

Origin of trypsin

1875-80; irregular Greek trîps(is) friction (trī́b(ein) to rub + -sis -sis) + -in2; so called because first obtained by rubbing the p

Examples for trypsin

It is digested by trypsin and slowly destroyed by the fat solvent anæsthetics, such as chloroform.

This is because the pancreatic ferment (trypsin) has digested the casein into "peptone," which does not curdle.

The second enzym to be considered in the pancreatic juice is trypsin.

The pepsin of the gastric juice and the trypsin of the pancreas split the native proteins only to peptones.

trypsin, however, in its natural environment is dissolved in an alkaline medium.

Thus, in experiments168 on blood-fibrin it was found that, while a solution of trypsin containing 0.5 per cent.

trypsin is much more energetic in its digestive power than the pepsin of the gastric juice.

These unorganized ferments are such as rennin, pepsin, trypsin, ptyalin.

The chief distinction is that trypsin acts in an alkaline solution, while pepsin acts in an acid solution.

Luciferase is destroyed only by pepsin (probably), trypsin, erepsin, and something in spleen and liver extract.

Word Value for trypsin
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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