Digestion of macronutrients is a prerequisite for absorption and occurs mostly via enzymatic hydrolysis. In this context, pancreatic enzymes, in particular lipase, amylase, trypsin, and chymotrypsin, ...

Searching for an explanation, she found that these patients had low fecal levels of the protease chymotrypsin (fecal chymotrypsin levels have also served as a diagnostic indicator of cystic fibrosis).