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/ˈpɛpsɪn/ · noun
(biochemistry) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids..
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Pepsin means (biochemistry) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids..
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