cathepsin

cathepsin
One of a number of intracellular proteinases and peptidases (all endopeptidases) of animal tissues of varying specificities.

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ca·thep·sin kə-'thep-sən n any of several intracellular proteases of animal tissue that aid in autolysis in some diseased conditions and after death

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n.
one of a group of enzymes found in animal tissues, particularly the spleen, that digest proteins.

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ca·thep·sin (kə-thepґsin) one of a number of enzymes of the hydrolase class that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds; most are lysosomal endopeptidases with an acidic optimum pH.

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  • cathepsin — [kə thep′sin] n. [< Gr kathepsein, boil down, soften < kata , down (see CATA ) + hepsein, boil + IN1] any of several intracellular enzymes that act as catalysts in the breakdown of protein …   English World dictionary

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  • Cathepsin — Bändermodell des Cathepsin K. Cathepsine (auch Kat(h)epsine von griech. καθεψειν verdauen) sind Proteasen, die beispielsweise in Lysosomen, eosinophilen Granulozyten und Osteoklasten zu finden sind und einen hydrolytischen Abbau der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • cathepsin — noun Etymology: Greek kathepsein to digest (from kata cata + hepsein to boil) + English 2 in Date: 1929 any of several intracellular proteases of animal tissue that aid in autolysis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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