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Contents 1 Trypsin 1.1 Structure 1.2 Secondary Structure 1.3 Polar vs Nonpolar Residues 1.4 Attractions of Structural Components 1.5 Ligands and Intermolecular Forces 1.6 Function

Trypsin

Molecular Weight: 23.3 kDa

Structure

spinqualitylabelsall models The structure of trypsin in rainbow format. The N-terminus (blue) fades into the C-terminus (green) Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image

Secondary Structure

Polar vs Nonpolar Residues

Attractions of Structural Components

Ligands and Intermolecular Forces

Function

Trypsin hydrolyzes proteins and peptides. Trypsin acts on lysine and arginine; it cleaves the peptieds on the C-terminal side of the lysine and arginine residues.