LP15549-6
Enteropeptidase
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Descriptions
A specialized proteolytic enzyme secreted by intestinal cells. It converts TRYPSINOGEN into its active form TRYPSIN by removing the N-terminal peptide. EC 3.4.21.9. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Enteropeptidase (also called enterokinase) is an enzyme produced by cells of the duodenum and involved in human digestion. It is secreted from intestinal glands (the crypts of Lieberkühn) following the entry of ingested food passing from the stomach. Enteropeptidase converts trypsinogen (a zymogen) into its active form trypsin, resulting in the subsequent activation of pancreatic digestive enzymes.
In humans, enteropeptidase is encoded by the PRSS7 gene (also known as ENTK) on chromosome 21q21. Some nonsense and frameshift mutations in this gene lead to a rare recessive disorder characterised by severe failure to thrive in affected infants, due to enteropeptidase deficiency.
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Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Enteropeptidase
- Part Display Name
- Enteropeptidase
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Enteropeptidase
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 肠肽酶 Synonyms: 肠激酶; |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Enteropeptidasa |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Enteropeptidasi |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Enteropeptidaas |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Enteropeptidaz |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Энтеропептидаза |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Entéropeptidase |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Entéropeptidase |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | enteropeptidase |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Εντεροπεπτιδάση Synonyms: Εντεροπεπτιδάση |
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