Definitions for: Pepsinogen


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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: enzyme

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