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Stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach
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pepsinogen
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biochemistry English) A zymogen that is converted into pepsin by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .