Meaning Of The Word Pepsin

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What's The Definition Of Pepsin?

pepsin in American English
a digestive enzyme in the gastric juice of stomach secretions that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller, more absorptive peptides
noun: an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones

pepsin in British English
noun: a proteolytic enzyme produced in the stomach in the inactive form pepsinogen, which, when activated by acid, splits proteins into peptones

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