Enteropeptidase (also called enterokinase) is an enzyme produced by cells of the duodenum and involved in human and animal digestion. It is secreted from intestinal glands (the crypts of Lieberkühn) following the entry of ingested food passing from the stomach. Enteropeptidase converts trypsinogen (a zymogen) into its active form trypsin, resulti...
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<enzyme> Registry number: EC 3.4.21.9 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(en″tәr-o-pep´tĭ-dās) an enzyme of the intestinal juice secreted by the duodenal mucosa; it activates the proteolytic enzyme of the pancreatic juice by converting trypsinogen into trypsin.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: en′tĕr-ō-pep′ti-dās Definitions: 1. An intestinal proteolytic glycoenzyme from the duodenal mucosa that converts trypsinogen into trypsin (removes a hexapeptide from trypsinogen). Synonyms: enterokinase
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