leupeptin
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Leupeptin — Leupeptin, also known as N acetyl L leucyl L leucyl L argininal, is a protease inhibitor that also acts as an inhibitor of calpain.It is often used during in vitro experiments when a specific enzymatic reaction is being studied. When cells are… … Wikipedia
leupeptin — Family of modified tripeptide protease inhibitors. Commonest is N acetyl Leu Leu argininal … Dictionary of molecular biology
leupeptin — One of a number of modified tripeptide protease inhibitors from Streptomyces species that inhibits cathepsin B, papain, trypsin, plasmin, and cathepsin D. The most commonly used l. is N acetylleucylleucylarginal. * * * leu·pep·tin lü pep tən … Medical dictionary
Lipofuscin — Micrograph showing lipofuscin in a liver biopsy with ground glass hepatocytes. H E stain. Lipofuscin is the name given to finely granular yellow brown pigment granules[1] … Wikipedia
Protease inhibitor (biology) — In biology and biochemistry, protease inhibitors are molecules that inhibit the function of peptidases (old name: protease , hence the term protease inhibitor ). Many naturally occurring protease inhibitors are proteins.In medicine, protease… … Wikipedia
