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Abstract
A protease of broad specificity, obtained from dried pancreas. Molecular weight is approximately 25,000. The enzyme breaks down elastin, the specific protein of elastic fibers, and digests other proteins such as fibrin, hemoglobin, and albumin. EC 3.4.21.36.
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- Elastase
- Pancreatic Elastase I
- Pancreatopeptidase
- Elastase I, Pancreatic
- Elastase, Pancreatic
- Elastase I
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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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LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE is also available
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2000(1965)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pancreatic Elastase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010196. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010196
- Pancreatic Elastase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_elastase
- Pancreatic Elastase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q976747