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Lipase vs Pepsin - What's the difference?

lipase | pepsin |

In enzyme terms the difference between lipase and pepsin

is that lipase is any of a group of enzymes which catalyses the hydrolysis of lipids while pepsin is a digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.

lipase

English

(wikipedia lipase)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes which catalyses the hydrolysis of lipids.

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    pepsin

    English

    (wikipedia pepsin)

    Noun

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