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