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Trypsin is found in the digestive system, it's a protease [[Enzyme|enzyme]] produced in the [[Pancreas|pancreas]]. Trypsin is an endopeptidase. This means that it cleaves amino acids in the middle of the polypeptide chain as opposed to cleaving the amino acids on the end of the polypeptide chain. It is a hydrolytic endopeptidase as it uses hydrolysis as the mechanism to break down polypeptides.<ref>Biologyguide.net, (2015). Digestive System. [online] Available at: http://www.biologyguide.net/bya7/bya7-16-4.htm [Accessed 2 Dec. 2015].</ref> | Trypsin is found in the digestive system, it's a protease [[Enzyme|enzyme]] produced in the [[Pancreas|pancreas]]. Trypsin is an [[endopeptidase|endopeptidase]]. This means that it cleaves [[amino acids|amino acids]] in the middle of the [[polypeptide chain |polypeptide chain]] as opposed to cleaving the amino acids on the end of the polypeptide chain. It is a hydrolytic endopeptidase as it uses [[hydrolysis|hydrolysis]] as the mechanism to break down polypeptides.<ref>Biologyguide.net, (2015). Digestive System. [online] Available at: http://www.biologyguide.net/bya7/bya7-16-4.htm [Accessed 2 Dec. 2015].</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:10, 2 December 2015
Trypsin is found in the digestive system, it's a protease enzyme produced in the pancreas. Trypsin is an endopeptidase. This means that it cleaves amino acids in the middle of the polypeptide chain as opposed to cleaving the amino acids on the end of the polypeptide chain. It is a hydrolytic endopeptidase as it uses hydrolysis as the mechanism to break down polypeptides.[1]
References
- ↑ Biologyguide.net, (2015). Digestive System. [online] Available at: http://www.biologyguide.net/bya7/bya7-16-4.htm [Accessed 2 Dec. 2015].