pepsin

Summary

pepsin is a group or class of enzymes^[1]. pepsin ranks in the top 0.38% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,041 views/month, #6 of 1,600).^[2]

Key Facts

• pepsin is credited with the discovery of Theodor Schwann^[3].
• pepsin's instance of is recorded as group or class of enzymes^[4].
• pepsin is a type of aspartate protease^[5].
• pepsin is a type of digestive enzyme^[6].
• pepsin's Commons category is recorded as Pepsin^[7].
• pepsin comprises pepsin A^[8].
• pepsin comprises pepsin B^[9].
• pepsin's EC enzyme number is recorded as 3.4.23.1^[10].
• pepsin's molecular function is recorded as aspartic-type endopeptidase activity^[11].
• pepsin's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[12].
• pepsin's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• pepsin's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[14].
• pepsin's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9^[15].
• pepsin's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[16].
• pepsin's different from is recorded as pepsin^[17].

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Works and Contributions

pepsin is credited with the discovery of Theodor Schwann^[3]. Things named for pepsin include Pepsi^[18], a brand^[19], in United States^[20], founded in 1893^[21], headquartered in Mushin^[22].

Why It Matters

pepsin ranks in the top 0.38% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,041 views/month, #6 of 1,600).^[2] pepsin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] pepsin is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

Entities named for pepsin include Pepsi^[18], a brand^[19], in United States^[20], founded in 1893^[21], headquartered in Mushin^[22].