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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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