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pepsin
Powerful enzyme in gastric juice ( stomach ) that partially digests protein s in food. Glands in the stomach lining make pepsinogen, a zymogen (enzyme precursor) converted to pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in gastric juice. Pepsin is active only in the acid environment of the stomach (pH ...
January 22, 2007; Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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