pepsine

pep·sin also pep·sine   (pěp'sĭn)    n.   A digestive enzyme found in gastric juice that catalyzes the breakdown of protein to peptides. 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.]

Main Entry: pep·sin
Pronunciation: 'pep-s&n
Function: noun
1 : a crystallizable protease that in an acid medium digests most proteins topolypeptides (as by dissolving coagulated egg albumin or causing casein to precipitate from skim milk), that is secreted by glands in the mucous membrane of the stomach of higher animals, and that incombination with dilute hydrochloric acid is the chief active principle of gastric juice
2 : a preparation containing pepsin obtained as a powder or scales from the stomachespecially of the hog and used especially as a digestant

pepsin pep·sin or pep·sine (pěp'sĭn)
n.

1. Any of various digestive enzymes found in gastric juice that catalyze the hydrolysis of proteins to peptides.

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

pepsin   (pěp'sĭn)  Pronunciation Key  Any of various digestive enzymes found in vertebrate animals that catalyze the hydrolysis of proteins to peptides.