pepstatin

pepstatin
An inhibitor peptide from actinomycetes that inhibits pepsin and cathepsin D.

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pep·stat·in (pep-statґin) any of the pentapeptide pepsin inhibitors obtained from several species of Streptomyces, identified as pepstatins A, B, and C. The A component has been used in the treatment of gastric ulcer.

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