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Answer for the clue "An enzyme that occurs in gastric juice ", 8 letters:
chymosin

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context enzyme English) The proteolytic enzyme rennin

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Chymosin or rennin is a protease found in rennet . It is an aspartic endopeptidase belongs to MEROPS A1 family. It is produced by newborn ruminant animals in the lining of the fourth stomach to curdle the milk they ingest, allowing a longer residence in ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate [syn: rennin ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rennin \Ren"nin\ (r[e^]n"n[i^]n), n. (Biochem.) A milk-clotting enzyme obtained from the true stomach (abomasum) of a suckling calf. Mol. wt. about 31,000. Also called chymosin , rennase , and abomasal enzyme . --[Merck Man. 11]