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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002918
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002918
Preferred Name

Chymotrypsin

Definitions
A serine endopeptidase secreted by the pancreas as its zymogen, CHYMOTRYPSINOGEN and carried in the pancreatic juice to the duodenum where it is activated by TRYPSIN. It selectively cleaves aromatic amino acids on the carboxyl side.
Synonyms
Alphacutanée
Alpha-Chymotrypsin Choay
Avazyme
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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