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proteinase
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proteinase [′prȯt·ən‚ās]
(biochemistry)
A type of protease which acts directly on native proteins in the first step of their conversion to simpler substances.


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Some subjects discussed are molecular chaperones in normal and pathologic states, genetic polymorphism of immunoproteasome and its functional value, and genetic polymorphism of alpha-1-inhibitor of proteinases and its clinical value.
The mRNA of collagen type I and type III were increased to a similar extent by vitamin C and that of three post-translational enzymes, the carboxy- and amino-procollagen proteinases and lysyloxidase similarly increased.
We have proposed that these two phenomena bear similarities and that latex proteinases may play a role akin to blood coagulation factors endowed with proteolytic activity (Silva et al.
 
 
 
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