title: The role of enteropeptidase in the digestion of protein and its development in human fetal small intestine.
abstract: Enteropeptidase converts trypsinogen into active trypsin, which not only hydrolyses some peptide bonds of food proteins but also activates a number of pancreatic zymogens. For this reason enteropeptidase is a key enzyme in the digestion of dietary proteins and its absence may result in gross protein malabsorption.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D004063:Digestion; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004765:Enteropeptidase / Q000172:deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology*; D008871:Microvilli / Q000201:enzymology; D011247:Pregnancy; D013045:Species Specificity; D014357:Trypsin / Q000378:metabolism; D014362:Trypsinogen / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014362:Trypsinogen; D010450:Endopeptidases; D014357:Trypsin; D004765:Enteropeptidase