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E0065400 (ĭ-lăs′tās, -tāz)n. Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of elastin, especially one that is found in pancreatic juice.

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(ɪˈlæsteɪs) n (Biochemistry) an enzyme that digests elastin

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elastase - a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastinenzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

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Elastase

elastase

[i′la‚stās] (biochemistry) An enzyme which acts on elastin to change it chemically and render it soluble.

Elastase

an enzyme of the hydrolase class elaborated by the pancreas of animals including humans. Elastase catalyzes the splitting of peptide bonds in proteins, chiefly those between the radicals of neutral animo acids. It is particularly active against elastin. The enzyme is secreted in the form of inactive proelastase, which is converted to elastase by the enzyme trypsin. Elastase is found in some bacteria.

elastase

[e-las´tās] an enzyme capable of catalyzing the digestion of elastic tissue.

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(ē-las'tās), A serine proteinase hydrolyzing elastin; other elastase-like enzymes have been identified, for example, pancreatic elastase (pancreatopeptidase E) and leukocyte elastase (lysosomal or neutrophil elastase), with different sequences and kinetic parameters; all have fairly broad specificities.

elastase

(ĭ-lăs′tās, -tāz)n. Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of elastin, especially one that is found in pancreatic juice.

elastase

(1) Pancreatic elastase, EC 3.4.21.11.
(2) Leukocyte elastase, EC 3.4.21.37.

e·las·tase

(ĕ-las'tās) A serine proteinase hydrolyzing elastin.

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noun a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin

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