en·ter·o·ki·nase ( n t -r -k  n s, -nz, -k ns, -z)n. An enzyme secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa that catalyzes the conversion of the inactive trypsinogen to trypsin. Also called enteropeptidase. |
enterokinase
[en′tirōkī′nās]
Etymology: Gk, enteron + kinesis, movement, ase, enzyme
an intestinal juice enzyme that activates the proteolytic enzymes in pancreatic juice as they enter the duodenum.
enteropeptidase [en″ter-o-pep´tĭ-dās]
an enzyme of the intestinal juice secreted by the duodenal mucosa; it activates the proteolytic enzyme of the pancreatic juice by converting trypsinogen into trypsin.
enterokinase
the intestinal hormone that activates trypsinogen into becoming active trypsin.
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