pancreatic elastase II

pancreatic elastase II
pan·cre·at·ic elas·tase II (pan″kre-atґik e-lasґtās) [EC 3.4.21.71] a serine endopeptidase that catalyzes the cleavage of peptide bonds, preferentially clearing on the carboxyl side of leucine, methionine, and phenylalanine residues. Secreted by the pancreas as the proenzyme proelastase and activated in the duodenum via cleavage by trypsin, it is involved in protein digestion. In a given species, usually either pancreatic elastase or pancreatic elastase II is expressed; in humans it is the latter.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pancreatic elastase — protein Name = elastase 1, pancreatic caption = width = HGNCid = 3308 Symbol = ELA1 AltSymbols = EntrezGene = 1990 OMIM = 130120 RefSeq = NM 001971 UniProt = Q9UNI1 PDB = ECnumber = 3.4.21.36 Chromosome = 12 Arm = Band = LocusSupplementaryData =… …   Wikipedia

  • elastase — A serine proteinase hydrolyzing elastin; other e. like enzymes have been identified ( e.g., pancreatic e. [pancreatopeptidase E] and leukocyte e. [lysosomal or neutrophil e.]) with different sequences and kinetic parameters; all have fairly broad …   Medical dictionary

  • Elastase — In molecular biology, elastase is an enzyme from the class of proteases (peptidases) , that break down proteins. Forms and classificationThere exist two human genes for elastase: * Pancreatic elastase (ELA 1) * Neutrophil elastase (ELA… …   Wikipedia

  • Pancreatic juice — is a juice produced by the pancreas. It contains a variety of enzymes, including trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, elastase, carboxypeptidase, pancreatic lipase, and amylase.Pancreatic juice is alkaline in nature due to the high concentration of… …   Wikipedia

  • elastase — noun Etymology: elastin + ase Date: 1949 an enzyme especially of pancreatic juice that digests elastin …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • elastase — /i las tays, taz/, n. Biochem. a pancreatic protease that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin and other related proteins to polypeptides and amino acids. [1945 50; ELAST(IN) + ASE] * * * …   Universalium

  • elastase — noun a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin • Hypernyms: ↑enzyme …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fecal elastase — refers to the testing of the concentration of the pancreatic elastase 1 enzyme found in fecal matter with an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results of this test can give a good indication of exocrine pancreatic status and is less… …   Wikipedia

  • Pankreas-Elastase — Masse/Länge Primärstruktur 241 Aminosäuren …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|577.8 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D010188 Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is the inability to properly digest food due to …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”