ca|thep|sin

ca|thep|sin
ca|thep|sin «kuh THEHP sihn», noun.
any one of a group of proteolytic enzymes that cause autolysis in animal cells and tissues.
[< German Kathepsin < Greek kathépsein to boil down < kata- down, thoroughly + hépsein to boil]

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  • thep — ca·thep·sin; ca·thep·tic; …   English syllables

  • sin — ab·ra·sin; ab·sin·thin; ab·sin·thine; ab·sin·thism; ab·sin·thi·um; ab·sin·thol; ab·ys·sin·ia; ac·to·my·o·sin; ag·gres·sin; am·bro·sin; am·y·lop·sin; an·dro·sin; Anes·the·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·ly·sin; an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin;… …   English syllables

  • cathepsin — ca·thep·sin …   English syllables

  • cathepsin — One of a number of intracellular proteinases and peptidases (all endopeptidases) of animal tissues of varying specificities. * * * ca·thep·sin kə thep sən n any of several intracellular proteases of animal tissue that aid in autolysis in some… …   Medical dictionary

  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

  • cathepsin — catheptic /keuh thep tik/, adj. /keuh thep sin/, n. Biochem. any of a class of intracellular proteolytic enzymes, occurring in animal tissue, esp. the liver, spleen, kidneys, and intestine, that catalyze autolysis in certain pathological… …   Universalium

  • Ong Kham — (voller Thronname Somdet Brhat Chao Brhat Parama Khattiya Varman Raja Sri Sadhana Kanayudha; * im 17. Jahrhundert; † 1759 in Lan Na) war zwischen 1713 und 1723 der zweite König des Königreichs Luang Phrabang. Ong Kham war der Sohn von Prinz Indra …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • cathepsin — ca•thep•sin [[t]kəˈθɛp sɪn[/t]] n. biochem. any of a class of intracellular enzymes that break down protein in certain abnormal conditions and after death • Etymology: 1925–30; < Gk kathéps(ein) to digest ca•thep′tic tɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Kathepsin — Ka|th|e|p|sin [griech. kathépsein = zerkochen; ↑ in (3)], das; s, e: Sammelbez. für in Milz, Leber, Nieren u. Magensaft lokalisierte Proteinasen u. Peptidasen, die für den körpereigenen Zellabbau mitverantwortlich sind (↑ Autolyse). * * *… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Kathepsin — Ka|thep|sin 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e; Biochemie〉 in allen menschlichen u. tierischen Zellen Eiweiße spaltendes Enzym [Etym.: zu grch. kathepsein »(aus)kochen«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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