Chemicals and Drugs

Aspartic Acid Proteases

A subclass of peptide hydrolases that depend on an ASPARTIC ACID residue for their activity.

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Abstract

A subclass of peptide hydrolases that depend on an ASPARTIC ACID residue for their activity.

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22 entry terms
  • Aspartic Acid Protease
  • Aspartic Acid Proteinase
  • Aspartic Acid Proteinases
  • Aspartic Proteinase
  • Aspartic Proteinases
  • Aspartyl Protease
  • Aspartyl Proteases
  • Aspartyl Proteinase
  • Aspartyl Proteinases
  • Acid Protease, Aspartic
  • Acid Proteases, Aspartic
  • Acid Proteinase, Aspartic
  • Protease, Aspartic Acid
  • Protease, Aspartyl
  • Proteases, Aspartic Acid
  • Proteases, Aspartyl
  • Proteinase, Aspartic
  • Proteinase, Aspartic Acid
  • Proteinase, Aspartyl
  • Proteinases, Aspartic
  • Proteinases, Aspartic Acid
  • Proteinases, Aspartyl

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

2010; use ASPARTIC ACID ENDOPEPTIDASES 1991-2009

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Previous Indexing

  • Aspartic Endopeptidases (1990-2009)
  • Peptide Hydrolases (1966-1990)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aspartic Acid Proteases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057055. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057055
  2. Aspartic Acid Proteases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartic_protease
  3. Aspartic Acid Proteases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q410111