Medical Definition of Leupeptins
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A group of acylated oligopeptides produced by actinomycetes that function as protease inhibitors. They have been known to inhibit to varying degrees trypsin, plasmin, kallikrein, papain and the cathepsins.
Pharmacological action: protease inhibitors.
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leupeptins
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