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pepsin

class of enzymes
Class type of: aspartate protease, digestive enzyme Q190265
pepsin
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8 properties
Instance of
group or class of enzymes
Subclass of
aspartate protease, digestive enzyme
Described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9, New International Encyclopedia[9][10][11][12][13]
Different from
pepsin[14]
Discoverer or inventor
Theodor Schwann[4]
EC enzyme number
3.4.23.1[7]
Has part(s)
pepsin A, pepsin B[5][6]
Molecular function
aspartic-type endopeptidase activity[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en pepsin ar ببسن ar ببسين ar بيبسن ar هضمين ar البيبسين el Πεψινογόνο el Πεψίνη es pepsina fa پپسین fi pepsiini fr pepsine he פפסין he פפסינוגן hi पेप्सिन hu pepszin ja ペプシノーゲン ja ペプシノゲン ja ペプシン ko 펩신
🔖 Identifiers · 25
Library of Congress authority ID
sh85099679
GND ID
4126305-4
OpenAlex ID
C16311235
AGROVOC ID
c_5689
BNCF Thesaurus ID
12808
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
144231433
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
pepsin
CosIng number
36488
Dewey Decimal Classification
573.36379, 612.32
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/pepsin
Freebase ID
/m/016nb4
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
pepsina
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0130867
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
pepsin
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
pepsin-0c456d
KBpedia ID
Pepsin
Lex ID
pepsin
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
16311235
NALT ID
13042
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007533812505171
Quora topic ID
Pepsin
Wellcome Collection concept ID
a5n55k6a
WikiSkripta article ID
728
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
15003288-n
Yale LUX ID
concept/5613b234-14fc-4481-a370-689245b6161b

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Described by source 3
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subclass of 2
digestive enzyme, aspartate protease
Belongs to 1
rennet
Discoverer or inventor 1
Theodor Schwann
Named after 1
Pepsi
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Summary

pepsin is a group or class of enzymes[1]. pepsin is a type of aspartate protease[2] and digestive enzyme[3].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for pepsin include Pepsi[15], a drink brand[16], in United States[17], founded in 1893[18], headquartered in Mushin[19].

Why It Matters

Entities named for pepsin include Pepsi[15], a drink brand[16], in United States[17], founded in 1893[18], headquartered in Mushin[19].

Related Entities

Pepsi Theodor Schwann

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Ueber das Wesen des Verdauungsprocesses. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . InterPro release 2019-Nov-12. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → group or class of enzymes
    Molecular function → aspartic-type endopeptidase activity
    Discoverer or inventor → Theodor Schwann
    Instance of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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