| pepsin A |
[EC 3.4.23.1], an enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins with preferential cleavage at phenylalanine, tryptophan, tyrosine, and leucine residues. It is secreted by the gastric mucosa in the form of pepsinogen and has an optimum pH of 1.5 to 2.0.
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| pepsin |
An enzyme in the stomach which breaks down proteins. In some patients it may cause severe inflammation of the esophagus.
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| pepsin |
Enzyme made in the stomach that breaks down proteins.
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| pepsic |
peptic.
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| pepsin u. |
a unit for measuring the proportion of pepsin in the gastric juice.
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