1. Noun. (enzyme) Any of a family of serine proteases present in mast cells ¹
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Medical Definition of Chymase
1. Catalyses conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II; serine protease found in mucosal mast cells, globule leucocytes of human skin and lung but not in granulated lymphocytes; found in skeletal muscle of diabetic rats; chymotrypsin-like protease; see also mast cell protease type II
Registry number: EC 3.4.21.39
Synonym: rat mast cell protease, mast cell protease, chymotrysin-like protease, mast cell protease I, mast cell proteinase-1
(26 Jun 1999)
