erepsin
/ (ɪˈrɛpsɪn) /
noun
a mixture of proteolytic enzymes secreted by the small intestine
Word Origin for erepsin
C20
er-, from Latin
ēripere to snatch (from
rapere to seize) + (
p)
epsin
Words nearby erepsin
eremophilous,
eremophyte,
eremurus,
erenburg,
erenow,
erepsin,
ereshkigal,
erethism,
eretria,
eretz israel,
eretz yisrael
Example sentences from the Web for erepsin
Luciferase is destroyed only by pepsin (probably), trypsin, erepsin, and something in spleen and liver extract.
The Nature of Animal Light |E. Newton Harvey
Medical definitions for erepsin
erepsin
[ ĭ-rĕp′sən ]
n.
An enzyme complex found in intestinal and pancreatic juices that functions in the breakdown of polypeptides into amino acids.