pepsin
pepsin
pepsin enzyme contained in the gastric juice. XIX. — G., f. Gr. pépsis digestion, f. *pep- cook, digest; see -IN.
So peptic digestive. XVII. — Gr. peptikós, f. peptós cooked, digestive. peptone XIX. — G. pepton — Gr. peptón, n. of peptós.
So peptic digestive. XVII. — Gr. peptikós, f. peptós cooked, digestive. peptone XIX. — G. pepton — Gr. peptón, n. of peptós.
pepsin
pepsin
pep·sin / ˈpepsin/ • n. Biochem. the chief digestive enzyme in the stomach, which breaks down proteins into polypeptides.
pepsin
pepsin (pep-sin) n. an enzyme in the stomach that begins the digestion of proteins by splitting them into peptones (see peptidase). It is produced by the action of hydrochloric acid on pepsinogen, which is secreted by the gastric glands.
pepsin
pepsin An enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of proteins to polypeptides in the vertebrate stomach. It is secreted as an inactive precursor, pepsinogen.
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