ELASTASE


Meaning of ELASTASE in English

/i las"tays, -taz/ , n. Biochem.

a pancreatic protease that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin and other related proteins to polypeptides and amino acids.

[ 1945-50; ELAST(IN) + -ASE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .