interpain
interpain noun: a cysteine proteinase obtained from Prevotella intermedia.
Noun
interpain (uncountable)
- A cysteine proteinase obtained from Prevotella intermedia
- Val-Leu-Lys is a substrate for interpain, however, the measured activity was not blocked by the cysteine protease inhibitor E64 (data not shown), suggesting that serine proteases, even including host proteases such as plasmin may be responsible for this activity.2015 July 15, “Early Cytokine Response to Infection with Pathogenic vs Non-Pathogenic Organisms in a Mouse Model of Endodontic Infection”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Questions about interpain
- What does interpain mean?
- Interpain means a cysteine proteinase obtained from Prevotella intermedia.
- What part of speech is interpain?
- Interpain is a noun.
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