Introduction of pepsin
Pepsin is an enzyme, which attacks nearly all kinds of native and denatured proteins. Pepsin is manufactured from porcine stomach linings. Porcine pepsin is found in the stomach of pigs and it is very similar to pepsin presented in the human stomach. The pepsin is released by the stomach following the ingestion of food by the organism so that the proteins in the food can be broken down and eventually turned into energy .
Source: Porcine gastric mucosa, porcine stomach linings, Hog Stomach
Systematic name: Peptidyl peptide hydrolase
Named from the Greek word “pepsis” (digestion)
Other name : Pepsin A Pepsina
CAS-No. 9001-75-6
E.C.-No. 3.4.23.1
What is the application / uses for pepsin ?
Dietary Supplement — nutritional formulas (tablets/capsules/powders) as a digestive aid
Digestive Aid
Protein Hydrolysis / Hydrolysis of protein
Food / Cheese making
Leather bating (tanning process)
Silver recovery from film (digests gelatin)
Trichina testing (pork, horses, walrus)
Animal Health formulas as a digestive aid
Meat tenderizing formulas
Dissolution testing
The main units and test method
| Pepsin NF | Pepsin National Formulary | 1:3000 1:10000 1:15000 |
| Pepsin USP | Pepsin United States Pharmacopeia USP 32 | 1:3000 1:10000 1:15000 |
| Pepsin EP | European Pharmacopeia 6.0 | 0.5 Eur. Ph.U./mg
1.6 Eur. Ph.U./mg 2.0 Ph.Eur. u/mg 2.5 Eur. Ph.U./mg |
| Pepsin BP | British Pharmacopeia | 1:3000 1:10000 1:15000 |
| Pepsin JP | Japanese Pharmacopeia | Saccharated Pepsin
Pure pepsin without impurities |
Other units and test method
| Pepsin FCC | Food Chemicals Codex |
| Pepsin FIP | International Pharmaceutical Federation
Not less than 0.5 pH. Eur. U. per milligram |
| Pepsin JECFA | Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (15thJECFA 1971) |
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