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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PEPSIN

Via German from Greek pepsis, from peptein to digest.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PEPSIN

pepsin  [ˈpɛpsɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEPSIN

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Pepsin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PEPSIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pepsin

Pepsin is an enzyme whose zymogen is released by the chief cells in the stomach and that degrades food proteins into peptides. It was discovered in 1836 by Theodor Schwann who also coined its name from the Greek word πέψις pepsis, meaning "digestion". It was the first enzyme to be discovered, and, in 1929, it became one of the first enzymes to be crystallized, by John H. Northrop. Pepsin is a digestive protease, a member of the aspartate protease family. Pepsin is one of three principal protein-degrading, or proteolytic, enzymes in the digestive system, the other two being chymotrypsin and trypsin. The three enzymes were among the first to be isolated in crystalline form. During the process of digestion, these enzymes, each of which is specialized in severing links between particular types of amino acids, collaborate to break down dietary proteins into their components, i.e., peptides and amino acids, which can be readily absorbed by the intestinal lining. Pepsin is most efficient in cleaving peptide bonds between hydrophobic and preferably aromatic amino acids such as phenylalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine.

Definition of pepsin in the English dictionary

The definition of pepsin in the dictionary is a proteolytic enzyme produced in the stomach in the inactive form pepsinogen, which, when activated by acid, splits proteins into peptones.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEPSIN


amylopsin
ˌæmɪˈlɒpsɪn
cathepsin
kəˈθɛpsɪn
chymotrypsin
ˌkaɪməʊˈtrɪpsɪn
erepsin
ɪˈrɛpsɪn
iodopsin
ˌaɪəˈdɒpsɪn
opsin
ˈɒpsɪn
pepsine
ˈpɛpsɪn
porphyropsin
ˌpɔːfɪˈrɒpsɪn
rhodopsin
rəʊˈdɒpsɪn
steapsin
stɪˈæpsɪn
trypsin
ˈtrɪpsɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEPSIN

pepperoni
peppertree
pepperwort
peppery
peppier
peppiest
peppily
peppiness
pepping
peppy
pepsinate
pepsine
pepsinogen
peptic
peptic ulcer
pepticity
peptidase
peptide
peptide bond
peptidic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEPSIN

angiotensin
assassin
Banjarmasin
basin
cousin
first cousin
hoisin
khamsin
Limousin
Mersin
moccasin
original sin
poussin
raisin
resin
river basin
sin
Tessin
wash-hand basin
Wisconsin

Synonyms and antonyms of pepsin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pepsin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEPSIN

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The translations of pepsin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pepsin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胃蛋白酶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pepsina
570 millions of speakers

English

pepsin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेप्सिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيبسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пепсин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pepsina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেপ্সিনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pepsine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pepsin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pepsin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペプシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

펩신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pepsin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vị dịch tố
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெப்சின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेप्सिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pepsin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pepsina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pepsyna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пепсин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pepsina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεψίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pepsien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pepsin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pepsin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pepsin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEPSIN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEPSIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pepsin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEPSIN»

Discover the use of pepsin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pepsin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Development of the Gastrointestinal Tract
The principal mechanism for release of pepsinogens has been identified as compound exocytosis,27 the exocytotic mechanism being regulated by a feedback mechanism independent of secretagogues.27 The ontogeny of pepsin has been ...
‎2000
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Biology: A Functional Approach. Students' Manual
1 mol dm"3) Sodium carbonate (2 cm3, 0.2 mol dm"3) Egg white (boiled egg albumen) In the gut proteins are hydrolysed by two main enzymes, pepsin and trypsin. Pepsin is present in the stomach where conditions are markedly acidic.
M. B. V. Roberts, T. J. King, 1987
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Bioconjugate Techniques
Enzymatic digests of IgG can result in two particularly useful fragments called Fab and F(ab)2, prepared by the action of papain and pepsin, respectively. Most specific enzymatic cleavages of IgG occur in relatively unfolded regions between  ...
Greg T. Hermanson, 2010
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Animal By-Product Processing & Utilization
The pork stomach lining produces pepsin (enzyme), which is available in powder , granular, tablet, or glycerol liquid forms and is used as a digestive aid to assist in the breakdown of protein into proteoses and peptones and to treat achylia ...
Herbert W. Ockerman, Conly L. Hansen, 1999
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Animal Physiology: Adaptation and Environment
Two well-known protein-digesting enzymes are pepsin, found in the vertebrate stomach, and trypsin, produced in the vertebrate pancreas. Pepsin has a pH optimum in highly acidic solutions, about pH 2, and trypsin has its optimum in slightly ...
Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, 1997
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Determining the Specificity of Pepsin for Proteolytic Digestion
1.4 Pepsin 1.4.1 History of Pepsin In terms of evolutionary history, pepsin is considered to be the first enzyme in the aspartic protease family. It was the first enzyme recognized as having activity (in digestive processes) and in 1825 it was the ...
Melissa H. Palashoff, 2008
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Making and Using Antibodies: A Practical Handbook
Immobilized papain and other enzymes (including pepsin) are available from several sources. In the exemplar protocols below, the immobilized papain was part of the ImmunoPure Fab Preparation Kit from Pierce. 9.7.1.1 Exemplar Protocol ...
Gary C. Howard, Matthew R. Kaser, 2006
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Food Proteins and Their Applications
Based on the TCA precipitation method, other researchers [58] have reported that a peptide concentration of 30-40% is optimal for the plastein formation of a pepsin hydrolysate of soy protein. This was in accordance with other reports, which ...
Srinivasan Damodaran, 1997
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Enzymes in Food Technology
The resulting collagen is usually referred to as 'acid soluble collagen'. However, the acid process gives a low yield and the use of pepsin in combination with acid extraction is implemented to increase the yield of collagen (see Table 10.2).
Robert J. Whitehurst, Maarten Van Oort, 2009
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The Logic of Biochemical Sequencing
Pepsin. The specificity of pepsin is both broader than and qualitatively different from that of any of the reagents considered so far. Pepsin will digest proteins by catalyzing hydrolysis of peptide bonds involving leucine, the aromatic amino acids ...
David Blackman, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEPSIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pepsin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ingredient in PM pain relievers has opposite effect on some
... rosacea patients have inadequate stomach acid. He has had success advising patients to take pepsin and betaine hydrochloride with meals. «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Natural health: natural iron supplements
Betaine HCl with pepsin is a supplement that can be used to improve stomach acid levels. If you suspect this is an issue, then take one capsule ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Promoting Optimal Nutrition with Digestive Enzymes
Pepsin released by the chief cells in the stomach degrades food proteins into peptides, while more digestive enzymes are added to the mix. «ProHealth, Jul 15»
4
EU approves new Trichinella testing method
PrioCHECK Trichinella AAD is an alternative to the currently used pepsin-based method. It does not use pepsin powder or hydrochloric acid, ... «GlobalMeatNews.com, Jul 15»
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10 Home Remedies For Stomach Ulcers
Experts state that these painful ulcers usually develop when hydrochloric acid in the digestive fluids and the enzyme pepsin in the stomach ... «BoldSky, Jul 15»
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Digestion of Nucleic Acids Starts in the Stomach
Pepsin is a proteinase that hydrolyses the amide bonds within proteins, and its ability to digest NA is novel and unusual. To better understand ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Little League roundup: Nanticoke juniors advance in Section 5 …
Mella Pepsin, Hannan Acevado, Anna Kuckla and Gianna Marsico all had singles. Nanticoke will play on Sunday against the winner of today's ... «Citizens Voice, Jul 15»
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Effect of anti-gliadin IgY antibody on epithelial intestinal integrity and …
Pepsin-trypsin resistant gliadin (PT-gliadin) promotes intestinal tissue inflammation and increases paracellular permeability of immunogenic ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
9
RD Biomed announces exclusive Irish distribution deal
“Not only will patients know if they have reflux, a positive test can be read by an electronic reader determining an accurate level of pepsin ... «Bdaily, Jul 15»
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PepsiCo, Inc.'s 22 Billion Dollar Brands and Future Growth
Pepsi Cola gets its name from the digestive enzyme pepsin and the kola nut which was used in the recipe.The Pepsi Cola Company grew until ... «Smarter Analyst, Jul 15»

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