Medical Definition of Pepsin a
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Formed from pig pepsinogen by cleavage of one peptide bond. The enzyme is a single polypeptide chain and is inhibited by methyl 2-diaazoacetamidohexanoate. It cleaves peptides preferentially at the carbonyl linkages of phenylalanine or leucine and acts as the principal digestive enzyme of gastric juice.
Pharmacological action: gastrointestinal agents.
Registry number: EC 3.4.23.1
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pepsin A
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