Chemicals and Drugs

des-Arginine Complement C5a

A derivative of complement C5a, generated when the carboxy-terminal ARGININE is removed by CARBOXYPEPTIDASE B present in normal human serum. C5a des-Arg shows complete loss of spasmogenic activity though it retains some chemotactic ability (CHEMOATTRACTANTS).

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A derivative of complement C5a, generated when the carboxy-terminal ARGININE is removed by CARBOXYPEPTIDASE B present in normal human serum. C5a des-Arg shows complete loss of spasmogenic activity though it retains some chemotactic ability (CHEMOATTRACTANTS).

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  • C5 a, des-Arg
  • C5 a, des-Arginine
  • C5a des-Arg
  • C5a des-Arginine
  • C5a, des-Arg
  • C5a, des-Arginine
  • Complement 5a, de-Arginine
  • Complement 5a, des-Arginine
  • Complement C5a, des-Arginine
  • C5 a, des Arg
  • C5 a, des Arginine
  • C5a des Arginine
  • C5a, des Arg
  • C5a, des Arginine
  • C5a, des-Arginine Complement
  • Complement 5a, de Arginine
  • Complement 5a, des Arginine
  • Complement C5a, des Arginine
  • de-Arginine Complement 5a
  • des-Arg C5 a
  • des-Arg C5a
  • des-Arg, C5a
  • des-Arginine C5 a
  • des-Arginine C5a
  • des-Arginine Complement 5a
  • des-Arginine, C5a

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, 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 (1990)

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  • Complement 5 (1979-1989)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. des-Arginine Complement C5a. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015937. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015937
  2. des-Arginine Complement C5a. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74655265