Medical Definition of Serine protease

1. One of a group of endoproteases from both animal and bacterial sources that share a common reaction mechanism based on formation of an acyl enzyme intermediate on a specific active serine residue. Serine proteases are all irreversibly inactivated by a series of organophosphorus esters, such as di isopropylfluorophosphate (DFP) and by naturally occurring inhibitors (serpins). This group includes enzymes active in digestion, blood clotting, immune reactios, and fertilization of the ovum. Examples are trypsin, chymotrypsin and the bacterial enzyme subtilisin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Serine Protease

serigraphy
serin
serin
serine
serine
serine-glyoxylate aminotransferase
serine-pyruvate aminotransferase
serine-tRNA ligase
serine-type D-Ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase
serines
serine carboxypeptidase
serine deaminase
serine dehydrase
serine diazoacetate
serine endopeptidase
serine protease (current term)
serine protease inhibitor
serine proteinases
serine proteinase inhibitors
serine sulfhydrase
serine sulfhydrolyase
sering
seringa
seringas
serins
Serinus
Serinus canaria
seriocomedy
seriocomic
seriocomical

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