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Erepsin
Erepsin is an enzyme that digests peptones into amino acids. It is grouped under exopeptidases. They work only on the outside peptide bonds of a peptone. Its optimum pH is around pH 8. It is produced by the intestinal glands in the ileum and are found in the intestinal juices.

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erepsin
Jan 01, 2005; erepsin Name given to a mixture of enzymes contained in intestinal juice , including aminopeptidases and dipeptidases.
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digestive system
Nov 12, 2008; in the animal kingdom, a group of organs functioning in digestion and assimilation of food and elimination of wastes. Virtually...
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Emil Abderhalden: His contribution to the nutritional biochemistry of protein
Apr 01, 1996; Emil Abderhalden was a dominant figure in physiological chemistry in Germany between the two world wars. His Lehrbuch der...
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