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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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