Chemicals and Drugs

Cysteine Proteases

A subclass of peptide hydrolases that depend on a CYSTEINE residue for their activity.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A subclass of peptide hydrolases that depend on a CYSTEINE residue for their activity.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Cysteine Protease
  • Cysteine Proteinase
  • Cysteine Proteinases
  • Protease, Cysteine
  • Proteases, Cysteine
  • Proteinase, Cysteine
  • Proteinases, Cysteine

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Aspects Covered

28 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES

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History Note

2010, 1988-1999; use CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES 2000-2009

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Previous Indexing

  • Cysteine Endopeptidases (1988-2009)

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  1. D08.811w.277w.656w.262w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cysteine Proteases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057056. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057056
  2. Cysteine Proteases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cysteine_protease
  3. Cysteine Proteases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q419343