pancreatic elastase II — pan·cre·at·ic elas·tase II (pan″kre atґik e lasґtās) [EC 3.4.21.71] a serine endopeptidase that catalyzes the cleavage of peptide bonds, preferentially clearing on the carboxyl side of leucine, methionine, and phenylalanine residues.… … Medical dictionary
elastase — A serine proteinase hydrolyzing elastin; other e. like enzymes have been identified ( e.g., pancreatic e. [pancreatopeptidase E] and leukocyte e. [lysosomal or neutrophil e.]) with different sequences and kinetic parameters; all have fairly broad … Medical dictionary
Elastase — In molecular biology, elastase is an enzyme from the class of proteases (peptidases) , that break down proteins. Forms and classificationThere exist two human genes for elastase: * Pancreatic elastase (ELA 1) * Neutrophil elastase (ELA… … Wikipedia
Pancreatic juice — is a juice produced by the pancreas. It contains a variety of enzymes, including trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, elastase, carboxypeptidase, pancreatic lipase, and amylase.Pancreatic juice is alkaline in nature due to the high concentration of… … Wikipedia
elastase — noun Etymology: elastin + ase Date: 1949 an enzyme especially of pancreatic juice that digests elastin … New Collegiate Dictionary
elastase — /i las tays, taz/, n. Biochem. a pancreatic protease that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin and other related proteins to polypeptides and amino acids. [1945 50; ELAST(IN) + ASE] * * * … Universalium
elastase — noun a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin • Hypernyms: ↑enzyme … Useful english dictionary
Fecal elastase — refers to the testing of the concentration of the pancreatic elastase 1 enzyme found in fecal matter with an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results of this test can give a good indication of exocrine pancreatic status and is less… … Wikipedia
Pankreas-Elastase — Masse/Länge Primärstruktur 241 Aminosäuren … Deutsch Wikipedia
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|577.8 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D010188 Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is the inability to properly digest food due to … Wikipedia
