c
- chymotrypsin
- digestive enzyme found in pancreas
g
- gluconeogenesis
k
- ketosis
- metabolic state when body burns fat for energy
p
- pepsinogen
- breaks down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids
- prion
- misfolded protein that induces misfolding in normal protein
- causes cellular death
- protease
- enzyme that helps proteolysis by breaking peptide bonds
- proteolysis
- breakdown of protein into smaller polypeptides or amino acids
t
- trypsinogen
- precursor of trypsin, produced by the pancreas