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ANTITRYPSIN [2 records]

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Record 1 2010-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
  • Blood
CONT

Alpha-1-antitrypsin, a glycoprotein, is a major protease inhibitor of human serum and is produced in the liver.

Key term(s)
  • alpha 1 antitrypsin
  • alpha 1-antitrypsin
  • alpha-1 antitrypsin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Foie et voies biliaires
  • Sang
CONT

[La glycoprotéine] alpha 1 antitrypsine est élaborée par le foie et présente dans le sang. Son rôle consiste à inhiber l'action de certaines enzymes, en particulier la trypsine.

Key term(s)
  • alpha-1-antitrypsine
  • alpha 1-antitrypsine
  • alpha-1 antitrypsine
  • a 1 antitrypsine
  • a-1 antitrypsine
  • a-1-antitrypsine

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Hígado y conductos biliares
  • Sangre
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Record 2 2001-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Blood
DEF

A substance (as one obtained from pancreatic extracts or from soybeans) that inhibits the action of trypsin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Sang
DEF

Glycoprotéine sérique représentant 90 p. cent des a[alpha] 1-globulines, inhibiteur des protéases (d'où la terminologie Pi, pour "protein inhibitor", utilisée pour désigner l'antitrypsine) intraleucocytaires et de l'élastase.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Sangre
DEF

Substancia que inhibe la acción de la tripsina.

OBS

Tripsina: enzima proteolítica que cataliza la hidrólisis de enlaces péptidos en las proteínas parcialmente hidrolizadas. Se forma a partir del tripsinógeno por la acción de la enterocinasa del jugo intestinal.

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