trypsin
pronunciation
How to pronounce trypsin in British English:
UK ['trɪpsɪn]
How to pronounce trypsin in American English:
US ['trɪpsɪn]
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- Noun:
- an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units
Word Origin
- trypsin (n.)
- chief digestive enzyme of pancreatic juice, 1876, coined 1874 by German physiologist Wilhelm Friedrich Kühne (1837-1900), apparently from Greek tripsis "rubbing, friction" (from tribein "to rub, rub down, wear away," from PIE root *tere- (1) "to rub, turn, twist" (see throw (v.)) + chemical suffix -in (2). Said to be so called because it first was obtained (in 1862) by rubbing the pancreas with glycerin.
Example
- 1. Study on the mechanism of urinary trypsin inhibitor attenuates hepatic cold ischemia-reperfusion injury .
- 2. Transforming brassica juncea coss with cowpea trypsin inhibitor gene and its insect-resistance identification .
- 3. Purification and characterization of rice coleoptile trypsin inhibitor .
- 4. Activated proteolytic enzymes , especially trypsin , not only digest pancreatic and peripancreatic tissues but also can activate other enzymes , such as elastase and phospholipase .
- 5. Effect of soybean trypsin inhibitor , gossypoland tannic acid on the midgut protease activitiesand growth of helicoverpa armigera .