Definition: 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.
/antag: consider also ALPHA 1-ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN
Other names Wampole Brand of Chymotrypsin; Sanofi Synthelabo Brand of Chymotrypsin; Leurquin Brand of Chymotrypsin; Delalande Brand of Chymotrypsin; Avazyme; Alphacutan+¬e; Alpha-Chymotrypsin Choay