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n/a Ensembl ENSG00000229859 n/a UniProt P0DJD8 n/a RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001079807 n/a RefSeq (protein) NP_001073275 n/a Location (UCSC) Chr 11: 61.2 – 61.21 Mb n/a PubMed search n/a Wikidata View/Edit Human Pepsinogen 3, group I (pepsinogen A) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PGA3 gene. Function This gene encodes a protein precursor of the digestive enzyme pepsin, a member of the ...
Pepsin / ˈ p ɛ p s ɪ n / is an endopeptidase that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids. It is one of the main digestive enzymes in the digestive systems of humans and many other animals, where it helps digest the proteins in food. Pepsin is an aspartic protease, using a catalytic aspartate in its active site. [2]
The enzyme is first made in the inactive form, pepsinogen by chief cells in the lining of the stomach. [24] With an impulse from the vagus nerve, pepsinogen is secreted into the stomach, where it mixes with hydrochloric acid to form pepsin. [25] Once active, pepsin works to break down proteins in foods such as dairy, meat, and eggs. [24]
Digestive enzymes take part in the chemical process of digestion, which follows the mechanical process of digestion. Food consists of macromolecules of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats that need to be broken down chemically by digestive enzymes in the mouth, stomach, pancreas, and duodenum, before being able to be absorbed into the bloodstream ...
Pepsinogen is a precursor enzyme produced by the gastric chief cells, and gastric acid activates this to the enzyme pepsin which begins the digestion of proteins. As these two chemicals would damage the stomach wall, mucus is secreted by innumerable gastric glands in the stomach, to provide a slimy protective layer against the damaging effects ...
This type of cell also secretes gastric lipase enzymes, which help digest triglycerides into free fatty acids and di- and mono-glycerides. [3] There is also evidence that the gastric chief cell secretes leptin in response to the presence of food in the stomach. Leptin has been found in the pepsinogen granules of chief cells. [4]
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Mucous neck cells produce mucus, parietal cells secrete hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor, chief cells secrete pepsinogen and gastric lipase. [ 4 ] The other type of gastric gland is the pyloric gland which is an endocrine gland that secretes the hormone gastrin produced by its G cells .