Pepsinogen \Pep*sin"o*gen\, n. [Pepsin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) A proenzyme, the antecedent of the enzyme pepsin. A substance contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called {propepsin}. [1913 Webster]
Propepsin \Pro*pep"sin\, n. [Pref. pro- + pepsin.] (Physiol. Chem.) See {Persinogen}. [1913 Webster]