Definitions for pepsinogen
pɛpˈsɪn ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛnpepsino·gen

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1. pepsinogennoun

   precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach

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1. pepsinogennoun

   A zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

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1. pepsinogen

   Pepsin is an endopeptidase that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides. It is produced in the gastric chief cells of the stomach lining and is one of the main digestive enzymes in the digestive systems of humans and many other animals, where it helps digest the proteins in food. Pepsin is an aspartic protease, using a catalytic aspartate in its active site.It is one of three principal endopeptidases (enzymes cutting proteins in the middle) in the human digestive system, the other two being chymotrypsin and trypsin. There are also exopeptidases which remove individual amino acids at both ends of proteins (carboxypeptidases produced by the pancreas and aminopeptidases secreted by the small intestine). 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 small intestine. The cleavage specificity of pepsin is broad, but some amino acids like tyrosine, phenylalanine and tryptophan increase the probability of cleavage.Pepsin's proenzyme, pepsinogen, is released by the gastric chief cells in the stomach wall, and upon mixing with the hydrochloric acid of the gastric juice, pepsinogen activates to become pepsin.

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1. pepsinogen

   Pepsinogen is an inactive form of the digestive enzyme pepsin. It is produced by the chief cells in the stomach lining and is converted into pepsin by the actions of stomach acid. This process plays a crucial role in the digestion of proteins in the stomach.

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1. Pepsinogennoun

   the antecedent of the ferment 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

2. Etymology: [Pepsin + -gen.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pepsinogen in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of pepsinogen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pepsinogen
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsinogen
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
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