Medical Definition of Astacins
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Astacin, a zinc endopeptidase from crayfish (Astacus), is the prototype for the astacin family of metallo endopeptidases.
Family includes BMP1, Meprin A, Stromelysin 1 and thermolysin.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(22 Feb 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astacins
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