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ELASTASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does elastase mean? 

ELASTASE (noun)
  The noun ELASTASE has 1 sense:

1. a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastinplay

  Familiarity information: ELASTASE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ELASTASE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("elastase" is a kind of...):

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)


 Context examples 


A measurement of the pancreatic elastase 1 in a biological specimen.

(Pancreatic Elastase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

However, the pancreas also produces many other digestive enzymes such as ribonuclease, deoxyribonuclease, gelatinase and elastase.

(Pancreatic enzyme, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in the inhibition of elastase activity.

(PI3 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of pancreatic elastase present in a sample.

(Pancreatic Elastase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the neutrophil elastase in a biological specimen.

(Neutrophil Elastase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

This allele, which encodes neutrophil elastase protein, is involved in innate host defense and tissue remodeling.

(ELANE wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Neutrophil elastase (267 aa, ~29 kDa) is encoded by the human ELANE gene.

(Neutrophil Elastase, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of neutrophil elastase present in a sample.

(Neutrophil Elastase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the inhibition of neutrophil and pancreatic elastase proteinase activity.

(Elafin, NCI Thesaurus)



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