Cathepsin B |
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| Cathepsin B-Like Activity; Cathepsin B-Like Proteinase; Cathepsin B1; Activity, Cathepsin B-Like; B, Cathepsin; B-Like Activity, Cathepsin; B-Like Proteinase, Cathepsin; B1, Cathepsin; Cathepsin B Like Activity; Cathepsin B Like Proteinase | |
| A lysosomal cysteine proteinase which hydrolyzes proteins, with a specificity resembling that of papain. The enzyme is present in a variety of tissues and is important in many physiological and pathological processes. In pathology, cathepsin B has been found to be involved in demyelination, emphysema, rheumatoid arthritis, and neoplastic infiltration. EC 3.4.22.1. | |