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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.

[Greek pepsis, digestion (from peptein, to digest; see pekw- in Indo-European roots) + -in.]
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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]
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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]
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pep·sin

(pĕp′sĭn)
A powerful enzyme that breaks down proteins in the stomach of vertebrate animals.
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pepsin

A protein-digesting enzyme in the stomach.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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
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Translations

pepsin

[ˈpepsɪn] Npepsina f
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pepsin

nPepsin nt
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pepsin

[ˈpɛpsɪn] npepsina
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pep·sin

n. pepsina, enzima principal del jugo gástrico.
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pepsin

n pepsina
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References in periodicals archive ?
For future researches, in which the goal is to obtain peptides for parenteral diet, enrichment of medium or food supplementation, or even obtainment of amino acids, the use of pepsine enzyme and concomitant ultrasound as hydrolysis process would be interesting; however, for this study, in which the goal was to increase the functionality of hydrolyzates, their concomitant use was not productive.