Pepsin
Name: Pepsin
Synonyms: Pepsin A
CAS Number: 9001-75-6
EINECS: 232-629-3
Pepsin is an enzyme that is released by the chief cells in the stomach and that degrades food proteins into peptides. Pepsin is a digestive protease.
Pepsin functions best in acidic environments and is often found in an acidic environment, particularly those with a pH of 1.5 to 2. Pepsin denatures if the pH is more than 5.0.
Pepsin is said to have an optimum temperature between 37ˇăC and 42ˇăC in humans.
Pepsin is potently inhibited by the peptide inhibitor pepstatin.
Specification: This product is extracted from gastric mucosa from healthy pigs.
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