Gelatinase
In biology and chemistry, gelatinase is a proteolytic enzyme that allows a living organism to hydrolyse gelatin into its sub-compounds that can cross the cell membrane and be used by the organism. It is not a pepsin.Forms of gelatinases are expressed in several bacteria including Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens.
In humans, the gelatinases are matrix metalloproteinases MMP2 and MMP9. Gelatinase is secreted by the stomach.
