Enzyme

Identified Species

Habitat

Optimum Temperature
(°C)

Reference

Pepsin I

Sardine

Warm water

55

Noda and Murakami [70]

Pepsin II

Sardine

Warm water

40

Noda and Murakami [70]

Pepsin I

Arctic capelin

Cold water

38

Gildberg and Raa [48

Pepsin II

Arctic capelin

Cold water

43

Gildberg and Raa [48]

Pepsin I

European eel

Warm water

40

Wu et al. [52]

Pepsin II

European eel

Warm water

40

Wu et al. [52]

Pepsin III

European eel

Warm water

35

Wu et al.[52]

Pepsin

Greenland cod

Cold water

30

Squires et al. [61]

Pepsin

Arctic cod

Cold water

32

Haardet al. [72]

Pepsin

Polar cod

Cold water

37

Arunchalam and Haard [76]

Pepsin I

Atlantic cod

Cold water

40

Gildberg [58]

Pepsin II

Atlantic cod

Cold water

40

Gildberg [58]

Pepsin

Palometa

Warm water

37

Pavliskoet al. [73]

Pepsin I

Sea bream

Warm watera

45

Zhou et al. [51]

Pepsin II

Sea bream

Warm water

50

Zhou et al. [51]

Pepsin III

Sea bream

Warm water

50

Zhou et al. [51]

Pepsin IV

Sea bream

Warm water

50

Zhou et al. [51]

Pepsin

Albacore tuna

Warm water

50

Nalinanonet al. [65]

Pepsin I

Mandarin fish

Warm water

40

Zhou et al. [60]

Pepsin II

Mandarin fish

Warm water

45

Zhou et al. [60]

Pepsin III

Mandarin fish

Warm water

40

Zhou et al. [60]

Pepsin IV

Mandarin fish

Warm water

45

Zhou et al. [60]

Pepsin I

Pectoral rattail

Warm water

45

Klomklao et al. [45]

Pepsin II

Pectoral rattail

Warm water

45

Klomklao et al. [45]

Table 2: The optimum temperature of pepsin from different fishes.