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isopepsin

isopepsin noun: pepsin modified by exposure to a temperature of 40 to 60°C. There is no evidence that this substance had any relevant characteristics.

Noun

isopepsin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Pepsin modified by exposure to a temperature of 40 to 60°C. There is no evidence that this substance had any relevant characteristics.

Origin of isopepsin

From iso- + pepsin.

Questions about isopepsin

What does isopepsin mean?
Isopepsin means pepsin modified by exposure to a temperature of 40 to 60°C. There is no evidence that this substance had any relevant characteristics.
What part of speech is isopepsin?
Isopepsin is a noun.

Words near isopepsin in the dictionary

  1. isopentenyltransferase
  2. isopentenyltransferases
  3. isopentyl
  4. isopentylamine
  5. isopentyls
  6. isopepsin
  7. isopeptidase
  8. isopeptidases
  9. isopeptide
  10. isopeptides
  11. isopeptidic

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