About The Medical Condition Pepsin

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Pepsin

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Pepsin Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Pepsin?

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.

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