Propepsin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pepsinogen \Pep*sin"o*gen\, n. [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}.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Propepsin \Pro*pep"sin\, n. [Pref. pro- + pepsin.] (Physiol.
     Chem.)
     See {Persinogen}.
     [1913 Webster]