Ein Enzym aus dem Magensaft des Menschen u. a. Wirbeltiere; wichtig für die Eiweißverdauung. P.präparate bei bestimmten Verdauungsstörungen.
ETYM Greek, a cooking, digesting, digestion, from pessein to cook, digest: cf. French pepsine. Related to Dyspepsia.
Gastric digestive juice.
Enzyme that breaks down proteins during digestion. It requires a strongly acidic environment and is present in the stomach.
An enzyme produced in the stomach; when activated by acid it splits proteins into peptones.