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Isopepsin
Isopepsin I`so*pep"sin, n. [Iso- + pepsin.] (Physiol. Chem.) Pepsin modified by exposure to a temperature of from 40[deg] to 60[deg] C.
Pepsinhydrochloric
Pepsinhydrochloric Pep`sin*hy`dro*chlo"ric, a. (Physiol. Chem.) Same as Peptohydrochloric.
Pepsinogen
Pepsinogen Pep*sin"o*gen, n. [Pepsin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) The antecedent of the ferment pepsin. A substance contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called propepsin.
propepsin
Pepsinogen Pep*sin"o*gen, n. [Pepsin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) The antecedent of the ferment pepsin. A substance contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called propepsin.
Propepsin
Propepsin Pro*pep"sin, n. [Pref. pro- + pepsin.] (Physiol. Chem.) See Persinogen.

Meaning of Pepsin from wikipedia

- Pepsin /ˈpɛpsɪn/ is an endopeptidase that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids. It is one of the main digestive enzymes in the digestive...
- Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system, the discovery and study of pepsin, the discovery of the organic nature of yeast, and the invention of the...
- Pepsin A (EC 3.4.23.1, pepsin, lactated pepsin, pepsin fortior, fundus-pepsin, elixir lactate of pepsin, P I, lactated pepsin elixir, P II, pepsin R, pepsin...
- 1961. The beverage's formula initially included sugar and vanilla but not pepsin, despite speculation on the origin of its name. Early on, Pepsi struggled...
- Pepsin B (EC 3.4.23.2, parapepsin I, pig gelatinase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction Degradation of gelatin, with manor...
- Pepsin is an unincorporated community in Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. A post office called Pepsin was established in 1892, and remained...
- Pepsinogen is then activated by the stomach acid into its active form, pepsin. Pepsin breaks down the protein in the food into smaller particles, such as...
- secrete pepsinogen (this is a precursor to pepsin- the highly acidic environment converts the pepsinogen to pepsin), and neuroendocrine cells that secrete...
- suggests that the stomach enzyme pepsin plays a crucial role in the complex mechanism behind LPR. Once present in the larynx pepsin is active at a low pH, but...
- protein digestion. Gastric juice mainly contains hydrochloric acid and pepsin. In infants and toddlers, gastric juice also contains rennin to digest milk...