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enteropeptidase

Pronunciation: en′tĕr-ō-pep′ti-dās
An intestinal proteolytic glycoenzyme from the duodenal mucosa that converts trypsinogen into trypsin (removes a hexapeptide from trypsinogen).

Synonym(s): enterokinase




 

 

 

 

 

 



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