The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Propepsin — Pro*pep sin, n. [Pref. pro + pepsin.] (Physiol. Chem.) See {Persinogen}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
propepsin — SYN: pepsinogen … Medical dictionary
Propepsin — Pro|pep|si̱n [↑pro... u. ↑Pepsin] s; s, e: gegen Alkalien widerstandsfähige chem. Vorstufe des ↑Pepsins … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
Propepsin — Pro|pep|sin das; s, e <zu ↑pro... u. ↑Pepsin> gegen ↑Alkalien widerstandsfähige chem. Vorstufe des ↑Pepsins … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Pepsinogen — Pep*sin o*gen, n. [Pepsin + gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) 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}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pepsinogen — A proenzyme or zymogen formed and secreted by the chief cells of the gastric mucosa; the acidity of the gastric juice and pepsin itself remove 44 amino acyl residues from p. to form active pepsin. SYN: propepsin … Medical dictionary
Proenzym — Pro̱|enzym [↑pro... u. ↑Enzym] s; s, e: chemische Vorstufe eines ↑Enzyms, z. B. ↑Propepsin … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
