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

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-rĕpsən ]

n.

An enzyme complex found in intestinal and pancreatic juices that functions in the breakdown of polypeptides into amino acids.