PEPSIN 1
\pˈɛpsɪn wˈɒn], \pˈɛpsɪn wˈɒn], \p_ˈɛ_p_s_ɪ_n w_ˈɒ_n]\
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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.
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