noun
- Plural of pepsin; enzymes produced in the stomach that break down proteins during digestion.
Usage: technical/scientific; typically used in medical, biochemical, or nutritional contexts
Examples
- Pepsines are secreted by the gastric glands in the stomach lining.
- The study examined how different pepsines function at various pH levels.
- Pepsines work most effectively in the acidic environment of the stomach.
- Researchers isolated multiple pepsines to understand their individual roles in protein digestion.