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Descriptor English:

Cathepsin B

Descriptor Spanish:

catepsina B

Descriptor Portuguese:

Catepsina B

Synonyms English:

Cathepsin B Like Proteinase
Cathepsin B-Like Proteinase
Cathepsin B1
Proteinase, Cathepsin B-Like

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Definition English:

A lysosomal cysteine proteinase with a specificity similar to that of PAPAIN. The enzyme is present in a variety of tissues and is important in many physiological and pathological processes. In pathology, cathepsin B has been found to be involved in DEMYELINATION; EMPHYSEMA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, and NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS.

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Record Number:

23222

Unique Identifier:

D002401

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