Where Is Endopeptidase Produced?
Trypsinogen Is Transformed to an Endopeptidase Called Trypsin by an Enzyme (Enterokinase) Secreted from the Walls of the Small Intestine. Where Is...
Trypsinogen is transformed to an endopeptidase called trypsin by an enzyme (enterokinase) secreted from the walls of the small intestine.
Where is endopeptidase found?
An endopeptidase (pepsin) is the only protein-digesting enzyme in the stomach. Only later, in the small intestine, is the food mixed with exopeptidases.
Where are exopeptidases produced?
The exocrine pancreas secretes three endopeptidases (trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase) and two exopeptidases (carboxypeptidase A and carboxypeptidase B) in inactive forms.