Definitions

1. verb

to convert a protein into a tryptic digest; to cleave a protein into smaller peptides.

“The enzyme trypsin was used to trypiate the protein, breaking it down into smaller fragments for analysis.”

2. noun

a tryptic digest, or a mixture of peptides produced by the hydrolysis of a protein with trypsin.

“The researcher isolated the trypiate from the enzymatic reaction and analyzed it using mass spectrometry.”