Active Ingredient:
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| Name | Pepsin |
| Description | Formed from pig pepsinogen by cleavage of one peptide bond. The enzyme is a single polypeptide chain and is inhibited by methyl 2-diaazoacetamidohexanoate. It cleaves peptides preferentially at the carbonyl linkages of phenylalanine or leucine and acts as the principal digestive enzyme of gastric juice. [MeSH] |
| Related Names/Sources | Digestive Enzymes (protease) |
| Related Brands | Brands that contain this ingredient |
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