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Chymotrypsin is produced from fresh hog, beef, or oxen pancreas. It can be taken orally, topically, or by injection

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What chemical (s) can be found in your stomach to digest proteins?

Three enzymes are important: pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin.


What enzyme is responsible for proteins digestion?

Hydrolytic enzymes that break down proteins are a class of enzymes called proteases.


Enzyme that digest proteins?

Proteases are enzyme that digest proteins. In stomach we have proteases such as trypsin, pepsin and chymotrypsin that digest proteins. In addition there are peptidases that digest the peptides to simple amino acids.


How is chymotrypsin used in medicine?

It is not a painkiller. It is a kind of enzyme that is produced in the pancreas and and aids in our digestion. As a medicine it has a various applications: 1) A digestive aid 2) An anti-inflammatory 3) To break down mucous (this is my personal experience; my son got bronchitis in China and they had him inhale it to break down his clogged lungs) I have read that there are a number of other uses, but from what I understand these are the primary ones.


Does chymotrypsin digest proteins?

Yes, chymotrypsin digests proteins. Chymotrypsin is included in the group of proteolytic enzymes called "serine proteases". This name is referred to their common catalytic mechanism characterized by a particular reactive Serine residue that is essential for their enzymatic activity. Chymotrypsin is secreted from the pancreas and has a particular breakage activity of peptide bond from proteins. To do this, the protein to be digested has to have a Phenylalanine (Phe), Tryptophan (Trp), or a Tyrosine (Tyr) as bulky amino acid residues before the peptide bond to be cleaved. Moreover, when that particular amino acid residue, just before the peptide bond, is an Asparagine (Asn), Histidine (His), Methionine (Met) or Leucine (Leu), the breakage process is slower. Finally, when the amino acid residue previous to the peptide bond is a Proline (Pro), the cleavage doesn't take place.

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What is chymotrypsin used for?

Generally, the primary uses of chymotrypsin are as a digestive aid and as an anti-inflammatory agent.


What is the molecular weight of chymotrypsin?

It has a molecular weight of 21,600 Daltons


Is Chymotrypsin and pain killer?

Yes


What has the author Frank Tomassini written?

Frank Tomassini has written: 'A study of the deactivation of lysozyme as a result of digestion by chymotrypsin and chymotrypsin-nsg'


Which organ creates a secreted liquid where chymotrypsin is a part off?

Chymotrypsin is a digestive enzyme that breaks down protein is therefore most likely to be found in the GI track. It is produced by the pancreas in the human body.


Substrate of chymotrypsin?

tryptophan tyrosine phenanylalanine


Can chymotrypsin treat inflammation?

As an anti-inflammatory agent, the chymotrypsin and the other protease enzymes prevent tissue damage during inflammation and the formation of fibrin clots.


Trypsin chymotrypsin aminopeptidase and dipeptidase are all?

Proteinases


What are the side effects of trypsin-chymotrypsin tablets?

what is the site effect of linzolid tablets


Where is chymotrypsin made?

derived from a parent molecule, chymotrypsinogen in the ribosomes


What is a chemotrypsin?

Chymotrypsin is a digestive enzyme that helps break down proteins into smaller peptides in the small intestine. It is produced in the pancreas and functions in the digestive system to aid in protein digestion. Chymotrypsin is important for the absorption of nutrients from proteins in the diet.


What enzymes perform major proteolytic activities in the digestive tract?

The major proteolytic enzymes in the digestive tract are pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase. Pepsin is mainly found in the stomach, while trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase are produced in the pancreas and released into the small intestine to further break down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids for absorption.