MeSH 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.;
CISMeF synonym : delalande brand of chymotrypsin; leurquin brand of chymotrypsin; sanofi synthelabo brand of chymotrypsin; wampole brand of chymotrypsin;
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.
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