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con·ver·tase (kən-vurґtās) an enzyme that releases an active protein from an inactive precursor, as in the activation of specific components of the complement system.
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Proprotein-Convertase 1 — Masse/Länge Primärstruktur 643 Aminosäuren … Deutsch Wikipedia
C3 convertase — an enzyme that splits the complement component C3 to C3a and C3b; the classical pathway C3 convertase is C4b,2a; the alternative pathway C3 convertases are C3b,Bb and C3b,P,Bb; see under complement … Medical dictionary
C5 convertase — an enzyme that splits the complement component C5 to C5a and C5b; the classical pathway C5 convertase is C4b,2a,3b; the alternative pathway C5 convertases are C3bn,Bb and C3bn,P,Bb; see under complement … Medical dictionary
Proprotein convertase — Discovery of Prohormone Convertases = The phenomenon of prohormone conversion was discovered by Donald F. Steiner while examining the biosynthesis of insulin [Steiner DF, Cunningham D, Spigelman L, Aten B 1967 Insulin biosynthesis: evidence for a … Wikipedia
prohormone convertase — pro·hor·mone con·ver·tase (pro horґmōn kən vurґtās) any of a group of serine endopeptidases of the trans Golgi network and secretory vesicles that catalyze the release of an active hormone from an inactive precursor … Medical dictionary
