Mesh term Chymotrypsin
Browse to parent terms:Serine Endopeptidases
Description
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.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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