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What (who) is pepsin$58992$ - definition
CLASS OF ENZYMES
EC 3.4.23.1; Lactated pepsin; Pepsin fortior; Fundus-pepsin; Elixir lactate of pepsin; Lactated pepsin elixir; P II; Pepsin R; Pepsin D
Pepsin A
Pepsin A (, pepsin, lactated pepsin, pepsin fortior, fundus-pepsin, elixir lactate of pepsin, P I, lactated pepsin elixir, P II, pepsin R, pepsin D) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
pepsin
¦ noun Biochemistry the chief digestive enzyme in the stomach, which breaks down proteins into polypeptides.
Origin
C19: from Gk pepsis 'digestion' + -in1.
Pepsin
·noun An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme 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 is the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals.
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Pepsin A
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 D) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- Preferential cleavage: hydrophobic, preferably aromatic, residues in P1 and P1' positions. Cleaves Phe1-Val, Gln4-His, Glu13-Ala, Ala14-Leu, Leu15-Tyr, Tyr16-Leu, Gly23-Phe, Phe24-Phe and Phe25-Tyr bonds in the B chain of insulin
The enzyme is a predominant endopeptidase in the gastric juice of vertebrates.
