Substance Name: Pepsin
RN: 9001-75-6
UNII: GID333S43J
Note
- Formed from pig pepsinogen by cleavage of one peptide bond. The enzyme is a single polypeptide chain and is inhibited by methyl 2-diaazoacetamidohexanoate. It cleaves peptides preferentially at the carbonyl linkages of phenylalanine or leucine and acts as the principal digestive enzyme of gastric juice.
Molecular Formula
- Unspecified
Classification Codes
- Gastrointestinal Agents
- Mutation Data
- TSCA Flag XU (Exempt from Reporting under Chemical Data Reporting Rule)
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Names and Synonyms
Results Name
- Pepsin
Name of Substance
- Pepsin
- Saccharated pepsin [JAN]
MeSH Heading
- Pepsin A
Synonyms
- E.C. 3.4.1
- E.C. 3.4.23.1
- EINECS 232-629-3
- Elixer lactate of pepsin
- Lactated pepsin
- Lactated pepsin elixir
- Pepsin
- Pepsin A
- Pepsin fortior
- Pepsin, bovine
- Saccharated pepsin
- UNII-GID333S43J
Systematic Names
- A mixture of pepsin obtained from the gastric mucosa of hogs or cattle and lactose. It is an enzyme drug having a proteolytic activity
- Pepsin A
Superlist Name
- Pepsin
Registry Numbers
CAS Registry Number
- 9001-75-6
FDA UNII
- GID333S43J
Other Registry Numbers
- 8048-15-5
- 9001-76-7
System Generated Number
- 0009001756