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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EREPSIN

Er-, from Latin ēripere to snatch (from rapere to seize) + (p)epsin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EREPSIN

erepsin  [ɪˈrɛpsɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EREPSIN

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Erepsin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES EREPSIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Erepsin

Erepsin is a protein fraction found in the intestinal juices and contains a group of enzymes that digest peptones into amino acids. It is produced and secreted by the intestinal glands in the ileum and the pancreas. It is also found widely in other cells. Erepsin was discovered at the beginning of the twentieth century by German physiologist Otto Cohnheim who found a substance that breaks down peptones into amino acid in the intestines. He termed this hypothetical protease in his protein extract "erepsin", derived from a Greek word meaning "I break down". His discovery was significant as it overturned the previous "hypothesis of resynthesis" which proposed that proteins were broken down into peptones from which proteins were then resynthesized, and helped establish the idea of free amino acids instead of peptones as the building blocks of protein. Later, it was found that erepsin is a complex mixture of different peptidases. It was also found not to be unique to intestinal mucosa and is present in other cells.

Definition of erepsin in the English dictionary

The definition of erepsin in the dictionary is a mixture of proteolytic enzymes secreted by the small intestine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EREPSIN


amylopsin
ˌæmɪˈlɒpsɪn
cathepsin
kəˈθɛpsɪn
chymotrypsin
ˌkaɪməʊˈtrɪpsɪn
iodopsin
ˌaɪəˈdɒpsɪn
opsin
ˈɒpsɪn
pepsin
ˈpɛpsɪn
pepsine
ˈpɛpsɪn
porphyropsin
ˌpɔːfɪˈrɒpsɪn
rhodopsin
rəʊˈdɒpsɪn
steapsin
stɪˈæpsɪn
trypsin
ˈtrɪpsɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EREPSIN

eremic
eremital
eremite
eremitic
eremitical
eremitish
eremitism
eremurus
Erenburg
erenow
erethic
erethism
erethismic
erethistic
erethitic
Eretria
Eretz Israel
Eretz Yisrael
erev
erev Pesach

WORDS THAT END LIKE EREPSIN

angiotensin
assassin
Banjarmasin
basin
cousin
first cousin
hoisin
khamsin
Limousin
Mersin
moccasin
original sin
poussin
raisin
resin
river basin
sin
Tessin
wash-hand basin
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Synonyms and antonyms of erepsin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «erepsin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EREPSIN

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The translations of erepsin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «erepsin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肠肽酶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

erepsina
570 millions of speakers

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erepsin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

erepsin
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

إيريبسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

erepsin
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

erepsin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

erepsin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

erepsin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Erepsin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erepsin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エレプシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

erepsin
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Erepsin
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

erepsin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரச்சின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एरेपिन्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

erepsin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

erepsin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

erepsin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

erepsin
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

erepsin
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

erepsin
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

erepsin
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

erepsin
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

erepsin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of erepsin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EREPSIN»

The term «erepsin» is used very little and occupies the 171.649 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EREPSIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about erepsin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EREPSIN»

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Principles of Plant Physiology
Proteases Enzymes concerned in the breaking down of proteins fall into three groups : pepsin, trypsin and erepsin. Pepsin brings about the hydrolysis of the more complex proteins to the relatively simple peptones and albuminoses (see ...
Walter Stiles, 1994
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NEW Living Science BIOLOGY for CLASS 9
Emulsified fats Steapsin alkaline medium -> Fatty acid + Glycerol Action of intestinal juice (saccus entericus): It contains the enzyme erepsin, which is mainly a group of peptidases. It also contains traces of maltase, sucrase, lactase and lipase ...
DK Rao & JJ Kaur
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Practical Plant Biochemistry
A separation of pepsin from erepsin has been achieved in the case of the seeds of the Hemp (Cannabis sativa) by means of the different solubilities of the two enzymes in water and salt solutions. Expt. 145. The extraction and the separation of ...
Muriel Wheldale Onslow, 2014
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Practical Plant Biochemistry
A separation of pepsin from erepsin has been achieved in the case of the seeds of the Hemp (Cannabis sativa) by means of the different solubilities of the two enzymes in water and salt solutions. Expt. 145. The extraction and the separation of ...
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Essentials of Animal Physiology
The action of the peptidases in the mucosal cells was attributed to that of a single enzyme erepsin. But now erepsin is known to contain a group of peptidases. The carboxypeptidase and aminopeptidase belong to this group. The activation of ...
S. C. Rastogi, 1988
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Physiology of Farm Animals
Mellanby, however, has shown that some trypsin does exist in the duodenal wall (see below, p. 86). Seeing that pepsin can convert proteins into peptones and erepsin can further change peptones into amino-acids, it has been suggested by  ...
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The Physiology of Mammals and Other Vertebrates: A Textbook ...
(b) Erepsin is really a number of different enzymes which complete the digestion of the protein molecule. After the activity of trypsin and chymotrypsin described above the proteins are in the form of oligopeptides which may consist of small ...
P. T. Marshall, George Morgan Hughes, 1965
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Scrablmonics: Scrabble Tips from a Beginner's Perspective
Bravo! You have created a masterpiecejrj I'm so excited! I think I like it! ^O ( Pointer Sisters, circa 1980s) Pepsine's sister word is EREPSIN. Why? Simply because when I say pepsine, erepsin just pops up on my mental Franklin "ready" screen.
Lois Lockhart, Vanessa Lockhart, 2009
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Express Biology Form 4:
Ileum 7.6 Maltase Erepsin Lactase Sucrase Digestive system in ruminants and 2. rodents 1. Ruminants and. (iii) salts emulsify lipids, breaking them into tiny droplets to provide a large surface area for digestion pancreatic juice from the ...
Nalini T. Balachandran, 2012
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Biology Expression: An Inquiry Approach : O Level, Special, ...
The digestion is completed by the enzyme erepsin from the intestinal juice. Erepsin breaks down polypeptides to amino acids. Why do you think trypsinogen and enterokinase have to be secreted by different organs? What would happen if they ...
Imran Ibrahim, 2007

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EREPSIN»

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Cucumber is high in potassium, contains erepsin (to digest protein), promotes the growth of hair, and is beneficial for rheumatic conditions (high ... «Philippine Star, May 11»

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