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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Endopeptidases > Cysteine Endopeptidases > Cathepsin B
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Cysteine Proteases > Cysteine Endopeptidases > Cathepsin B
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Cathepsins > Cathepsin B

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Cathepsin B  

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Entry terms

  • Cathepsin B1

Scope note

  • A lysosomal cysteine proteinase with a specificity similar to 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 NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002401

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