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Abstract
A serine protease that cleaves multiple COMPLEMENT 5 into COMPLEMENT 5A (anaphylatoxin) and COMPLEMENT 5B in the CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION PATHWAY. It is a complex of CLASSICAL PATHWAY C3 CONVERTASE (C4b2a) with an additional COMPLEMENT C3B, or C4b2a3b.
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- C5 Convertase (C4b2a3b)
- Classical C5 Convertase
- Classical Pathway C5 Convertase
- Complement C5 Convertase, Classical Pathway
- C5 Convertase, Classical
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28 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, 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
2006
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Previous Indexing
- Complement Activating Enzymes (1983-2005)
- Complement Pathway, Classical (1983-2005)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Classical Pathway Complement C5 Convertase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051577. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051577
- Classical Pathway Complement C5 Convertase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78143643