Pepsin

Name:
Pepsin
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	pepsinum
Properties:
A digestive enzyme of gastric juice. White or yellowish-white powder or lustrous transparent or translucent scales; should have no odor; converts proteins into albumoses and peptones; soluble in water; insoluble in alcohol, chloroform, and ether.
Derivation:
From the glandular layer of fresh hog stomachs.
Grade:
Technical, NF.
Use:
Medicine (digestive ferment); substitute for rennet in cheese making.