noun
- a digestive enzyme produced by the pancreas that breaks down proteins in the small intestine
Usage: biochemistry
Examples
- Chymotrypsin is essential for proper protein digestion.
- The pancreas secretes chymotrypsin into the duodenum.
- Scientists use chymotrypsin in laboratory protein analysis.
- Chymotrypsin cleaves peptide bonds at specific amino acid sequences.
- The enzyme chymotrypsin works optimally at alkaline pH levels.
- Researchers studied chymotrypsin activity in pancreatic juice.