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Trypsin is a serine protease produced in the pancreas of vertebrates for use in the digestive system. Trypsin''s primary function is to hydrolyse ingested proteins into smaller peptides or amino acids. It does this by cleaving peptide chains on the carboxyl side of arginine and lysine - unless either is followed by proline. For this reason, trypsin is often used in a laboratory setting to digest proteins and peptides for use in mass spectrometry and chromatography. It is also used to dissociate tissues during cell culturing and sorting.