A proteolytic enzyme (MW 34,500) contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is united with dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and the two together constitute the active portion of the digestive fluid. It degrades proteins to proteoses and peptides, and is notable for having a very low pH optimum for its activity. It is the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals.
A proteolytic enzyme secreted from chief cells in the epithelium of the stomach.
enzymes secreted by the mammalian stomach lining which assist in digestion of proteins
(n) an enzyme released in the stomach that aids the breakdown of proteins. (See enzymes.)
A proteolytic enzyme secreted by the chief cells of the gastric glands in the stomach.
A digestive enzyme mainly derived from pig stomach.
Gr. pepsis: digestion] • An enzyme, in gastric juice, that digests protein.
an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones
a proteolytic enzyme that breaks down proteins into peptides. Can digest 3500 times its weight in proteins.
A proteolytic enzyme secreted by certain cells of the stomach wall.
PEP-sin A stomach enzyme that chemically digests protein. 760
enzyme produced in the stomach that digests protein
An enzyme in the stomach which breaks down proteins. In some patients it may cause severe inflammation of the esophagus.
proteolytic enzyme produced by the pancreas that degrades proteins in the acid environment of the stomach.
enzyme made in the stomach that breaks down proteins.
An enzyme produced from pepsinogen that initiates protein digestion by breaking down protein into large peptide fragments. An enzyme, produced by the stomach, that chemically breaks down peptide bonds in polypeptides and proteins.
The principal digestive enzyme of the gastric juices.
a general name for several enzymes of the gastric juice that catalyze the hydrolysis of proteins to form polypeptides.
Enzyme secreted by cells in the lining of the stomach which digests protein. See Enzyme.
An enzyme in the stomach that breaks down proteins.
Pepsin is an enzyme in the stomach that begins the digestion of proteins by splitting them into smaller pieces.
a gastric protease; pepsin is secreted in an inactive form, pepsinogen, which is activated by stomach acid.
Proteolytic enzyme secreted in stomach that breaks peptide bonds to create polypeptides and amino acids.
A digestive enzyme found in the stomach.
A name for several enzymes secreted by the stomach to break down protein (see Digestive Health).
As A Treatment"...Pepsin is used most often as a digestive aid, often in combination with HCl, to improve its activity..."
Pepsin is a digestive protease released by the chief cells in the stomach that functions to degrade food proteins into peptides.