pepsin

pep·sin

also pep·sine  (pĕp′sĭn)

n.

1. A digestive enzyme found in gastric juice that catalyzes the breakdown of protein to peptides.

2. A substance containing pepsin, obtained from the stomachs of hogs and calves and used as a digestive aid.

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[Greek pepsis, digestion (from peptein, to digest; see pek^w- in Indo-European roots) + -in.]

pepsin

(ˈpɛpsɪn) or

pepsine

n

(Biochemistry) a proteolytic enzyme produced in the stomach in the inactive form pepsinogen, which, when activated by acid, splits proteins into peptones

[C19: via German from Greek pepsis, from peptein to digest]

pep•sin

(ˈpɛp sɪn)

n.

1. an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.

2. a commercial preparation containing pepsin, obtained from hog stomachs, used chiefly as a digestive and as a ferment in making cheese.

[1835–45; < Greek péps(is) digestion (pep-, base of péptein to digest + -sis -sis) + -in¹]

pep·sin

(pĕp′sĭn)

A powerful enzyme that breaks down proteins in the stomach of vertebrate animals.

pepsin

A protein-digesting enzyme in the stomach.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pepsin - an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones gastric acid, gastric juice - digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

Translations

pepsina

pepsin

[ˈpepsɪn] N → pepsina f

pepsin

n → Pepsin nt

pepsin

[ˈpɛpsɪn] n → pepsina

pep·sin

n. pepsina, enzima principal del jugo gástrico.

pepsin

n pepsina