chymotryptic

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chy·mo·tryp·sin

 (kī′mə-trĭp′sĭn)
n.
A pancreatic digestive enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of certain proteins in the small intestine into polypeptides and amino acids.


chy′mo·tryp′tic (-tĭk) adj.
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chymotryptic

(ˌkaɪməʊˈtrɪptɪk)
adj
(Biochemistry) relating to chymotrypsin
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References in periodicals archive
Chymotryptic and tryptic hydrolysis: The protein (10 mg) was solubilized in 1mL of 0.1M sodium phosphate buffer, pH 8.0.
Molecular cloning of acDNA that encodes a serine protease with chymotryptic and collagenolytic activities in the hepatopancreas of the shrimp Penaeus vannameii (Crustacea, Decapoda).
FLG has several site-specific functions governed by the program of epidermal terminal differentiation in which a number of proteases are involved, such as corneum trypsin- and chymotrypsin-like enzymes (stratum corneum tryptic enzyme/kallikrein 5 [KLK5] and stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme/KLK7),[sup][9],[10],[11] channel-activating serine protease1 (CAP1),[sup][12] matriptase (coded by ST14),[sup][12] and cysteine protease caspase-14[sup][13] and their key protease inhibitor lymphoepithelial Kazal-type-related inhibitor (LEKTI) (encoded by serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 5 gene/ SPINK5 ).[sup][12],[13],[14] All of the proteases can enhance FLG degradation processing.
By chymotryptic digestion, myosin can be divided into heads and a tail.
Effect of unpalatable diets, food restriction and saccharin-adulterated diet on tryptic, chymotryptic, and amylolytic activity in pancreas, intestine and feces of rats.
These results suggest that over 75% of the peptides identified in ErbB2 samples digested by trypsin or by Asp-N and 58% of chymotryptic peptides can quantify a twofold change between two conditions (Figure 4(b)).
Murphy et al., "Genetic association between an AACC insertion in the 3/UTR of the stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme gene and atopic dermatitis," Journal of Investigative Dermatology, vol.
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