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Definition of Cathepsins
1. cathepsin [n] - See also: cathepsin
Medical Definition of Cathepsins
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cathepsins
Literary usage of Cathepsins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Cathepsin A and another carboxypeptidase-like enzyme appeared to be found in the
heavy mitochon- drial fraction (29); cathepsins B (29) and D (30) were ..."
2. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"cathepsins: Enzymes that have the ability to hydrolyze certain proteins and
peptides; occur in cellular structures known as lysosomes. ..."
3. Fish Fermentation Technology by Cherl-Ho Lee, Keith H. Steinkraus, P.J. Alan Reilly (1993)
"The most thoroughly investigated muscle proteases are the lysosomal cathepsins
which have pH-optima at low pH(3-5). According to Reddi etal. ..."
4. Biologic Markers in Pulmonary Toxicology by National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Pulmonary Toxicology (1989)
"ing acid phosphatase, cathepsins, lyso- zyme, beta-glucuronidase, beta-galac-
tosidase, arylsulfatase, and beta-gluco- ..."
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