pepsin

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Across
  1. 3. An inactive substance that is converted into an enzyme.
  2. 5. The inactive precursor (zymogen) secreted by the stomach before it turns into active pepsin.
  3. 6. The specialized cells in the stomach lining that release pepsinogen.
  4. 7. specialized proteins that act as biological catalysts to speed up chemical reactions in living things
Down
  1. 1. term for any enzyme that breaks down proteins.
  2. 2. The biological process of breaking down proteins.
  3. 4. bonds The chemical bonds in proteins that pepsin cleaves (breaks apart).