cathepsin
English
Etymology
From the German Kathepsin, derived from Ancient Greek καθέψω (kathépsō, “boil down”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈθɛpsɪn/
Noun
cathepsin (plural cathepsins)
- (biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
- 1931, A Pirie, BE Holmes, “The cause of inactivation of the Rous sarcoma filtrate during incubation”, in British journal of experimental pathology:
- Grassmann and Dyckerhoff (1930) showed that cysteine and cyanide inhibited the action of ereptic aminopolyase, while they accelerated the action of proteases such as cathepsin.
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Derived terms
- procathepsin
Anagrams
- pinches at, thin space