steapsin

[ stee-ap-sin ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. the lipase present in pancreatic juice.

steapsin

/ stɪˈæpsɪn /

noun

1. biochem a pancreatic lipase

Word History and Origins

Origin of steapsin¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; stea(r)- + (pe)psin

Word History and Origins

Origin of steapsin¹

C19: from Greek stear fat + pepsin

Example Sentences

In this work the active agent is the steapsin.

From Project Gutenberg

According to this theory, the fat, under the influence of the steapsin, absorbs water and splits into two substances, recognized as glycerine and fatty acid.

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For bringing about these changes a substance identical in function with the steapsin of the pancreatic juice has been shown to exist in several of the tissues.

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It is one of the most important of the digestive fluids, containing at least three distinct ferments, trypsin, steapsin and an amylolytic ferment, by which it acts upon all three classes of food stuffs.

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