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enterokinase
This term is a highly specialized biochemical designation used almost exclusively in medical, physiological, and biochemical contexts. It describes a specific catalyst within the digestive system, and as such, it lacks a casual or metaphorical equivalent in everyday speech.
As a specific chemical entity and enzyme, it is treated as an uncountable noun. It refers to the substance itself rather than individual units, meaning it does not typically take a plural form in scientific literature.
Meanings
An enzyme produced by the cells of the intestinal mucosa that converts trypsinogen into active trypsin.
The activation of pancreatic enzymes begins when enterokinase acts upon trypsinogen.
Examples
Enterokinase is secreted by the mucosal cells of the duodenum.
The activation of trypsinogen depends entirely on the presence of enterokinase.
The activation of trypsinogen depends entirely on the presence of enterokinase.
Does enterokinase trigger the rest of the pancreatic enzyme cascade?
A deficiency in enterokinase can lead to severe protein malabsorption.
A deficiency in enterokinase can lead to severe protein malabsorption.
I wonder if the enterokinase levels are sufficient for proper digestion.
The researcher analyzed how enterokinase cleaves the proenzyme.
The researcher analyzed how enterokinase cleaves the proenzyme.
Enterokinase acts as the primary switch for protein digestion in the small intestine.
We need to verify the concentration of enterokinase in this sample.
Without enterokinase, trypsinogen remains inactive and useless.
Without enterokinase, trypsinogen remains inactive and useless.