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Colipases

Medical Definition: Colipase I and II, consisting of 94-95 and 84-85 amino acid residues, respectively, have been isolated from porcine pancreas. Their role is to prevent the inhibitory effect of bile salts on the lipase-catalyzed intraduodenal hydrolysis of dietary long-chain triglycerides.
Guide Notes: a protein: not an enzyme despite -ase; /biosyn /physiol permitted
Also Called: Colipase A,Colipase B
Previously Indexed: Lipase (1974-1975),Proteins (1974-1975)

Colipases Medical Definitions and Terms

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