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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Endopeptidases > Serine Endopeptidases > Chymases
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Serine Proteases > Serine Endopeptidases > Chymases

Preferred term

Chymases  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Chymase
  • Chymase 1
  • Chymase-1
  • Chymotrypsin Like Protease
  • Chymotrypsin-Like Protease
  • Chymotrypsin Like Proteases
  • Chymotrypsin-Like Proteases

Scope note

  • A family of neutral serine proteases with CHYMOTRYPSIN-like activity. Chymases are primarily found in the SECRETORY GRANULES of MAST CELLS and are released during mast cell degranulation.

History note

  • 2007(1984)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053818

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