Noun
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAcid proteases secreted into the stomach (such as pepsin ) and serine proteases present in duodenum ( trypsin and chymotrypsin ) enable us to digest the protein in food. Source: Internet
We’d poop them out intact too, if we didn’t grind and cook them, but they will still bind to the minerals in our food and shut down production of pepsin, amylase, and trypsin, 3 different digestive enzymes. Source: Internet
Hydrochloric acid activates this inactive form of enzyme into the active form, pepsin. Source: Internet
It was renamed Pepsi Cola in 1898, named after the digestive enzyme pepsin and kola nuts used in the recipe. Source: Internet
Methylxanthines induce acid and pepsin secretions in the GI tract. Source: Internet
One unanswered question is whether the pepsin test will help clinicians devise better treatment plans for their patients. Source: Internet