Associations to the word «Pepsin»

Wiktionary

PEPSIN, noun. (enzyme) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.

Dictionary definition

PEPSIN, noun. An enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones.

Wise words

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