Protease inhibitor
• Protease inhibitors are substances that inhibit the actions of trypsin, pepsin and other proteases in the gut, preventing the digestion and subsequent absorption of protein
• Trypsin inhibitor is a type of serine protease inhibitor that reduces the biological activity of trypsin
• Trypsin is an enzyme involved in the breakdown of many different proteins including as part of digestion in humans and other animals. As a result, protease inhibitors that interfere with its activity can have an antinutritional effect.