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Cysteine protease — Cysteine Peptidase Crystal structure of the cysteine peptidase papain in complex with its covalent inhibtor E 64. Rendered from PDB 1PE6 Identifiers … Wikipedia
Endopeptidase — Peptidase Coupure protéolytique d une chaîne peptidique Les peptidases (ou protéases ou enzymes protéolytiques) sont des enzymes qui brisent les liaisons peptidiques des protéines. On parle alors de coupure protéolytique ou de protéolyse. Ce… … Wikipédia en Français
endopeptidase — An enzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of a peptide chain at points well within the chain, not near termini; e.g., pepsin, trypsin. Cf.:exopeptidase. SYN: proteinase. * * * en·do·pep·ti·dase pep tə .dās, .dāz n any of a group of enzymes that… … Medical dictionary
thiol endopeptidase — thi·ol en·do·pep·ti·dase (thiґol en″do pepґtĭ dās) cysteine endopeptidase … Medical dictionary
chymopapain — A cysteine proteinase similar to papain in specificity; on rare occasions, it is used to shrink slipped disks as an alternative to surgery; used as a meat tenderizer. It is the major endopeptidase of papaya. * * * chy·mo·pa·pa·in .kī mō pə pā ən … Medical dictionary
Coeliac disease — Classification and external resources Biopsy of small bowel showing coeliac disease manifested by blunting of villi, crypt hyperplasia, and lymphocyte infiltration of crypts ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Ficain — (or ficin) is an enzyme which is derived from figs latex. It is of a family of proteases known as the cysteine endopeptidases, a group that also includes papain derived from papaya latex, bromelase (bromelain) extracted from pineapple stem,… … Wikipedia
DISC1 — Disrupted in schizophrenia 1 Identifiers Symbols DISC1; C1orf136; FLJ13381; FLJ21640; FLJ25311; FLJ41105; KIAA0457; SCZD9 External IDs … Wikipedia
ficain — SYN: ficin (2). * * * fi·cain (fiґkān) [EC 3.4.22.3] an enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the cleavage of proteins on the carboxyl side of lysine, alanine, tyrosine, glycine, asparagine, leucine, and valine bonds. It is a cysteine … Medical dictionary
ficin — 1. A cysteine endopeptidase isolated from figs (Ficus carica, globata, and doliaria); used in industry as a protein digestant; f. has a wide specificity for protein substrates; an anthelmintic. 2. The crude dried latex from Ficus spp. SYN: ficain … Medical dictionary
