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What does the name of an enzyme usually end in?
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What does the name of an enzyme usually end in?

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Some enzymes which have been known longer have older names that don't end in "ase." For example: pepsin, trypsin, and chrymotrypsin which are all enzymes localized in the digestive tract.
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