trypsin

trypsin is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A proteolytic ferment, or enzyme, present in the pancreatic juice. Unlike the pepsin of the gastric juice, it acts in a neutral or alkaline fluid, and not only converts the albuminous matter of the food into soluble peptones, but also, in part, into leucin and tyrosin. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A proteolytic ferment, or enzyme, present in the pancreatic juice. Unlike the pepsin of the gastric juice, it acts in a neutral or alkaline fluid, and not only converts the albuminous matter of the food into soluble peptones, but also, in part, into leucin and tyrosin.
2. noun. an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units

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spintry

Common word forms

trypsins, trypsinize

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