please experts answer:what is enterokinase?

 

Enterokinase is the enzyme in the intestinal juice produced by duodenum cells, which converts inactive trypsinogen into active trypsin. It is involved in human digestion. It is a proteolytic enzyme and also known as Enteropeptidase.

 

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Intestinal juices are the watery secretions from the glands lining the small intestine walls. They may be watery or yellowish in colour. Its exact makeup varies and mostly it contains hormones, digestive enzymes, mucus and enterokinase.

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