Medical Definition of Factor B
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A glycine-rich, heat-labile beta-glycoprotein found in blood. It is a proactivator of complement 3 in the alternate pathway of complement activation. Factor b is converted by factor d to c3 convertase.
Registry number: EC 3.4.21.47
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Factor B
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