Pepsin as it comes from the gastric glands is in an inactive state in which it is called pepsinogen (A. Franklin Shull).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pep — pep·si·gogue; pep·sin; pep·sin·if·er·ous; pep·sin·o·gen; pep·sis; pep·si·ten·sin; … English syllables
sin — ab·ra·sin; ab·sin·thin; ab·sin·thine; ab·sin·thism; ab·sin·thi·um; ab·sin·thol; ab·ys·sin·ia; ac·to·my·o·sin; ag·gres·sin; am·bro·sin; am·y·lop·sin; an·dro·sin; Anes·the·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·ly·sin; an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin;… … English syllables
pepsinogen — pep·sin·o·gen … English syllables
Pepsin — Pep|sin 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e; Biochemie〉 Enzym des Magensaftes, das Eiweiß spaltet [Etym.: <grch. pepsis »das Kochen«; zu pessein »kochen«, übertr. »verdauen«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
pepsinogen — pep•sin•o•gen [[t]pɛpˈsɪn ə dʒən, ˌdʒɛn[/t]] n. biochem. a crystalline proenzyme of the gastric glands, converted to pepsin during digestion • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
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
uropepsinogen — uro·pep·sin·o·gen (u″ro pep sinґo jən) pepsinogen occurring in the urine … Medical 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}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
propepsin — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
