Excerpts from Bender, Arnold E. 1990. Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology. Butterworths, Boston.
Proteolytic enzyme in urine; produced by acidification of uropepsinogen, which is identical with gastric pepsinogen. Urinary output serves as a measure of the amount of peptic glandular tissue.
Modified and compiled for the FOOD RESOURCE, Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
