steapsin

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ste·ap·sin

(stē-ăp′sĭn)

A digestive enzyme of pancreatic juice that catalyzes the hydrolysis of fats to fatty acids and glycerol.

[Greek stear, tallow; see stāi- in Indo-European roots + (pe)psin.]

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steapsin

(stɪˈæpsɪn)

(Biochemistry) biochem a pancreatic lipase

[C19: from Greek stear fat + pepsin]

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ste•ap•sin

(stiˈæp sɪn)

n.

the lipase present in pancreatic juice.

[1895–1900; < Greek stéa(r) fat + (pe) psin]

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Extraction and characterization of pectin from apple pomace and its evaluation as lipase (steapsin) inhibitor.

Characterization of pectin lyase and polygalacturonase from novel Bacillus cereus GS-2 isolated from Chittoor and Vellore fruit industrial dump sites by SEM, 16SrRNA sequencing, ion-exchange, SDS and HPLC analysis

The pancreatic juice contains enzymes for digesting proteins (trypsin), carbohydrates (amylopsin), lipids (steapsin), and rennin for coagulating milk.

The discovery of insulin: a case study of scientific methodology

The PON1 protein has the ability of cooperating with insulin, steapsin, growth hormone, lipoprotein lipase and leptin (Curia et al., 2005; 2006).

Association between PON1 gene SNPs and growth and carcass traits in beef cattle

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