| 释义 |
Propepsin
Pro`pep´sin
| n. | 1.(Physiol. Chem.) See Persinogen. |
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propepsin [pro-pep´sin] pepsinogen; the inactive precursor of pepsin.pep·sin·o·gen (pep-sin'ō-jen), [MIM*169700] A proenzyme or zymogen formed and secreted by the chief cells of the gastric mucosa; the acidity of the gastric juice and pepsin itself remove 44 amino acyl residues from pepsinogen to form active pepsin. Synonym(s): propepsin [pepsin + G. -gen, producing] pep·sin·o·gen (pep-sin'ŏ-jen) A proenzyme formed and secreted by the chief cells of the gastric mucosa; the acidity of the gastric juice and pepsin itself remove 42 amino acid residues from pepsinogen to form active pepsin.
Synonym(s): propepsin. [pepsin + G. -gen, producing] |