Digestion and Metabolism Flashcards by Alessia DiMarzo | Brainscape

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Protease

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Cleaves protein (pepsin)

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Zymogen

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Inactive form of proteases so they do not accidently cleave (pepsinogen)

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Where are zymogens stored?

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In granules near the cell membrane (cleaved to be activated)

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