Enterokinase

/ˌɛntəroʊˈkaɪneɪs/ noun

Definition

An enzyme produced in the small intestine that activates trypsinogen (an inactive digestive enzyme) into trypsin, helping break down proteins during digestion.

Etymology

Greek 'enteron' (intestine) + '-kinase' (suffix from 'kinesis' meaning movement, referring to enzymes that cause chemical movement/activation). This term describes both the location and function of the enzyme.

Kelly Says

Enterokinase is basically the intestine's 'on switch' for protein digestion—without it, you'd have a huge bottleneck in breaking down the meat, dairy, and eggs you eat.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንጥር ኪናዝ
n-tir ki-naaz
ARالعربية
إنتروكيناز
in-ter-o-ki-naaz
BNবাংলা
এন্টেরোকাইনেজ
en-te-ro-kai-ne-j
CACatalà
enterokinasa
en-te-ro-ki-na-sa
CSČeština
enterokináza
en-te-ro-ki-na-za
DADansk
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
DEDeutsch
Enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
ELΕλληνικά
εντεροκινάση
en-te-ro-ki-na-si
ESEspañol
enterokinasa
en-ter-o-ki-na-sa
FAفارسی
آنتروکیनेز
an-te-ro-ki-nez
FISuomi
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
FRFrançais
entérokinase
ɑ̃tɛʁɔkinaːz
GUGU
એન્ટરોકિનેઝ
en-te-ro-ki-ne-zh
HAHA
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
HEעברית
אנטרנקינאז
an-ter-o-ki-naaz
HIहिन्दी
एंटरोकिनेज
an-ter-o-ki-ne-j
HUMagyar
enterokináz
en-te-ro-ki-naaz
IDBahasa Indonesia
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
IGIG
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
ITItaliano
enterokinasi
en-te-ro-ki-na-zi
JA日本語
腸内キナーゼ
chou-nai-kina-ze
KKKK
ентерокиназ
en-te-ro-ki-naaz
KMKM
អន្តរកាស
an-tra-kaas
KO한국어
내장키나제
nae-jang-ki-na-je
MRMR
एंटरोकिनेज
an-te-ro-ki-ne-j
MSBahasa Melayu
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
MYမြန်မာ
အစာပြုတ်ဆေး
a-sa-pyut-se
NLNederlands
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
NONorsk
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
PAPA
ਇੰਟਰੋਕਿਨੇਜ
in-tro-ki-ne-j
PLPolski
enterokinasa
en-te-ro-ki-na-sa
PTPortuguês
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
RORomână
enterokinază
en-te-ro-ki-na-ză
RUРусский
энтерокиназа
ent-e-ro-ki-na-za
SVSvenska
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
SWKiswahili
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
TAதமிழ்
உணவுக்குழாய் கைனேஸ்
u-na-vu-kku-zhai kai-na-es
TEతెలుగు
ఎంటర్రోకినేటిక్
en-ta-ro-ki-ne-tik
THไทย
เอนเทอโรคิเนส
en-teo-ro-kin-es
TLTL
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
TRTürkçe
enterokinaz
en-te-ro-ki-naz
UKУкраїнська
ентерокіназа
ent-e-ro-ki-na-za
URاردو
انتروکیناز
in-ter-o-ki-naaz
VITiếng Việt
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
YOYO
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se
ZH中文
肠内激酶
cháng nèi jīkēn
ZUZU
enterokinase
en-te-ro-ki-na-se

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