Pepsin A | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
EC no. | 3.4.23.1 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 9001-75-6 | ||||||||
Databases | |||||||||
IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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Pepsin A (EC 3.4.23.1, pepsin, lactated pepsin, pepsin fortior, fundus-pepsin, elixir lactate of pepsin, P I, lactated pepsin elixir, P II, pepsin R, pepsin D) is an enzyme.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
The enzyme is a predominant endopeptidase in the gastric juice of vertebrates.