Trypsin

These three amino acids are called the charge relay system.

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Additional information

• R. M. Stroud. A Family of Protein-Cutting Proteins. Scientific American 231(1), 74-88 (1974).
• R. H. Erickson and Y. S. Kim. Digestion and Absorption of Dietary Protein. Annual Review of Medicine 41, 133-139 (1990).

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