pepsinogen

Noun

Meaning

The antecedent of the ferment pepsin. A substance contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called propepsin.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

protein enzyme pepsin polymerase amylase lipase diastase biocatalyst streptokinase pepsinogenous

Hypernyms

enzyme

Close letter words and terms

pepsinised pepsinization pepsinized pepsinogenic pepsinogenous pepsinolysis