Pancreatic Elastase
"Pancreatic Elastase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A protease of broad specificity, obtained from dried pancreas. Molecular weight is approximately 25,000. The enzyme breaks down elastin, the specific protein of elastic fibers, and digests other proteins such as fibrin, hemoglobin, and albumin. EC 3.4.21.36.
| Descriptor ID |
D010196
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.300.760.560 D08.811.277.656.959.350.560
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| Concept/Terms |
Pancreatic Elastase- Pancreatic Elastase
- Elastase, Pancreatic
- Pancreatic Elastase I
- Elastase I, Pancreatic
- Elastase
- Pancreatopeptidase
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Abdel-Rahman SM. Polymorphic exocellular protease expression in clinical isolates of Trichophyton tonsurans. Mycopathologia. 2001; 150(3):117-20.