Look up: elastase


  1. Elastase
    Elastase: An enzyme that digests and degrades a number of proteins including elastin, an elastic substance in the lungs and some other organs that supports their structural framework. Elastase is specifically inhibited by alpha-1 antitrypsin. See also: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=33860

  2. elastase
    Serine protease that will digest elastin and collagen Type IV; inhibited by alpha-1-protease inhibitor of plasma.
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  3. elastase
    <enzyme> Serine protease that will digest elastin and collagen type IV, inhibited by _ 1 protease inhibitor of plasma. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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  4. elastase
    noun a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin
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  5. elastase
    (e-las´tās) an enzyme capable of catalyzing the digestion of elastic tissue.
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  6. elastase
    (from the article `connective tissue`) ...varying size. Elastic fibres are extremely resistant to hot water, to strong alkali, and even to digestion with the proteolytic enzyme trypsin. ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/17

  7. elastase
    elastase A pancreatic enzyme that cleaves amino acids from proteins in the presence of trypsin (enzyme of pancreatic juice that hydrolyzes proteins into smaller polypeptide, or amino acid, units).
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/4284/

  8. elastase
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-las′tās Definitions: 1. A serine proteinase hydrolyzing elastin; other elastase-like enzymes have been identified, pancreatic elastase (pancreatopeptidase E) and leukocyte elastase (lysosomal or neutrophil elastase), with different sequences and kinetic pa...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=28182

  9. Elastase
    In molecular biology, elastase is an enzyme from the class of proteases (peptidases) that break down proteins. == Forms and classification== Eight human genes exist for elastase: Bacterial forms: Organisms such as P. aeruginosa also produce elastase, and is considered a virulence factor. == Functio...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastase

  10. elastase
    1) Enzyme
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/elastase/1

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