Pepsin A

Introduction: Pepsin A

Description of Pepsin A

Pepsin A: 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.
Source: Diseases Database

Pepsin A: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Pepsin A: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Pepsin A:

• Pepsin
• Pig
• Pepsinogen
• Cleavage
• Peptide
• Bond
• Enzyme
• Polypeptide
• Chain
• Phenylalanine

Terms associated with Pepsin A:

Terms Similar to Pepsin A:

• Pepsin

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Pepsin A

• Aspartic Endopeptidases

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Pepsin A

The following list attempts to classify Pepsin A into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Enzymes and Coenzymes
  • Enzymes
    • Hydrolases
      • Peptide Hydrolases
        • Endopeptidases
          • Aspartic Endopeptidases
            • Pepsin A

External links related to: Pepsin A

• pepsin - General Practice Notebook
• OMIM - PEPSINOGEN; PG

Source: Diseases Database

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