Trypsin contains a/an [aspartate/serine/histidine] in its specificity pocket to attract lysine and arginine side chains. It contains a potent nucleophilic [histidine/serine/aspartate] in its active site that is capable of attacking the electrophilic [carbon/nitrogen/oxygen] of the closest peptide bond. The [acyl-enzyme/specificity pocket/oxyanion] transition state is stabilized by the backbone amide hydrogens of glycine and serine. In this way, the enzyme is able to catalyze the [hydrolysis/ligation/metalysis/hydrogenation] of the peptide bond.

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Trypsin contains a/an [aspartate/serine/histidine] in its specificity pocket to attract lysine and arginine side chains. It contains a potent nucleophilic [histidine/serine/aspartate] in its active site that is capable of attacking the electrophilic [carbon/nitrogen/oxygen] of the closest peptide bond. The [acyl-enzyme/specificity pocket/oxyanion] transition state is stabilized by the backbone amide hydrogens of glycine and serine. In this way, the enzyme is able to catalyze the [hydrolysis/ligation/metalysis/hydrogenation] of the peptide bond.

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Trypsin is an enzyme involved in the cleavage of peptide bonds at specific sites. In the pancreas, the enzyme is secreted as a zymogen called trypsinogen (inactive form). On exposure to hydrochloric acid, trypsinogen is converted to its active form called trypsin. 

In the absence of trypsin, the proteins cannot be effectively digested by the system. Thus, increasing the risks of diseases in the liver, and lungs. 

 

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