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Pepsinogen
Pep-sin′o-gen
,Noun.
[
Pepsin
+ -gen
.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A proenzyme, the antecedent of the enzyme 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
. Definition 2024
pepsinogen
pepsinogen
English
Noun
pepsinogen (plural pepsinogens)
- (biochemistry) A zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
Translations
zymogen
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