gastricsin

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noun

An aspartic proteinase of the peptidase family A1 which is a digestive enzyme produced in the stomach and constitutes a major component of the gastric mucosa.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

noungastricsin (plural gastricsins)

plural gastricsins

  1. biochemistryAn aspartic proteinase of the peptidase family A1 which is a digestive enzyme produced in the stomach and constitutes a major component of the gastric mucosa.
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