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Pepsin vs Elastase - What's the difference?

pepsin | elastase |

As nouns the difference between pepsin and elastase

is that pepsin is (enzyme) a digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids while elastase is an endopeptidase enzyme involved in the breakdown of elastin.

pepsin

English

(wikipedia pepsin)

Noun

  • (enzyme) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.

    • elastase

    English

    (wikipedia elastase)

    Noun

  • An endopeptidase enzyme involved in the breakdown of elastin.