Thesaurus: pepsin

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1. n. An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is united with dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and the two together constitute the active portion of the digestive fluid. It is the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals.
2. n. an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones
3. An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is united with dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and the two together constitute the active portion of the digestive fluid. It is the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals. Note: As prepared from the glandular layer of pigs' or calves' stomachs it constitutes an important article of pharmacy.
4. An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in thesecretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is unitedwith dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and thetwo together constitute the active portion of the digestive fluid. Itis the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals.
5. n. an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones