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Descriptor English:
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Pepsin A
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Pepsina A
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Pepsina A
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Synonyms English:
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Pepsin
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Tree Number:
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D08.811.277.656.074.500.700
D08.811.277.656.300.048.700
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Definition English:
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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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Indexing Annotation English:
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/biosyn /physiol permitted
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Pharmacological Action:
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Gastrointestinal Agents
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History Note English:
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91; was PEPSIN 1964-90
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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29296
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Unique Identifier:
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D010434
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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