Trypsin

Definition:

EC Tree > 3 Hydrolases > 3.4 Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases) > 3.4.4 Peptidyl peptide hydrolases (deleted sub-subclass) > 3.4.4.4 trypsin
Chymotrypsin is a pancreatic serine endopeptidase that cleaves after aromatic residues Phe, Trp and Tyr. In the small intestine it digests dietary proteins. It features a chymotrypsin-like serine-protease fold.

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