anti-chymosin
|an-ti-ky-mo-sin|
/ˌæn.tiˈkaɪ.mə.sɪn/
against chymosin
Etymology
'anti-chymosin' is formed from the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against') combined with 'chymosin', the name of the enzyme.
'anti-' entered English via Latin and French from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against'. 'Chymosin' comes from New Latin 'chymosin' (19th century), from Greek 'chymos' meaning 'juice' (referring to rennet), plus the protein-forming suffix '-in'. The compound 'anti-chymosin' is a modern scientific formation describing substances acting against chymosin.
Originally the elements meant 'against' + 'juice/enzyme (chymosin)'; in modern scientific usage it refers specifically to antibodies or inhibitors targeting the enzyme chymosin.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an antibody or preparation (e.g., serum) that specifically binds to and neutralizes chymosin (an enzyme also called rennin).
The lab produced anti-chymosin to study how inhibition of the enzyme affects milk coagulation.
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Adjective 1
acting against, inhibiting, or directed at chymosin.
An anti-chymosin agent prevented the enzyme from cleaving its substrate in the assay.
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Last updated: 2025/10/19 04:56