Table 2. Details of the Enzymes That Take Part in the Digestion of Proteins inside the Infant’s Stomacha.
| enzymes | number of cleavages at the N-terminus of the milk peptides | number of cleavages at the C-terminus of the milk peptides | total number of cleavages of the milk peptides |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathepsin D | 70 | 52 | 122 |
| Chymotrypsin low 1 | 58 | 54 | 112 |
| Pepsin 2 | 52 | 47 | 99 |
| Pepsin 1* | 46 | 51 | 81 |
| Plasmin | 51 | 28 | 79 |
| Trypsin | 50 | 28 | 78 |
| Elastase | 41 | 33 | 74 |
| Proline endopeptidase | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| Chymotrypsin low 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Chymotrypsin low 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Chymotrypsin low 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
a
Enzyme containing an asterisk indicates the same enzyme but having two slightly different cleavage patterns.