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n. - An inactive protein secreted by the pancreas

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  • The intact gland contains an inactive precursor trypsinogen, which is converted into the protein-dissolving enzyme trypsin only by contact with duodenal juice.
  • Cheng, in 1998, described the evolution of diverse antifreeze proteins in Antarctic fish, one of which was co-opted from a digestive enzyme called trypsinogen.
  • The trypsinogen system was investigated (with Bode) in great detail by low temperature crystallography, gamma-ray spectroscopy, chemical modification, and molecular...
  • I found this interesting , not only because of the evolutionary implications, but also because protease zymogens like trypsinogen act as autocatalytic systems in...
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