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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Blood Proteins > Immunoproteins > Complement System Proteins > Complement Activating Enzymes > Complement C3-C5 Convertases > Complement C3-C5 Convertases, Alternative Pathway > Complement C5 Convertase, Alternative Pathway
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Complement Activating Enzymes > Complement C3-C5 Convertases > Complement C3-C5 Convertases, Alternative Pathway > Complement C5 Convertase, Alternative Pathway

Preferred term

Complement C5 Convertase, Alternative Pathway  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A serine protease that cleaves multiple COMPLEMENT C5 into COMPLEMENT C5A (anaphylatoxin) and COMPLEMENT C5B in the ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION PATHWAY. It is the complex of ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY C3 CONVERTASE (C3bBb) with an additional COMPLEMENT C3B, or C3bBb3b.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Alternative Pathway C5 Convertase
  • C5 Convertase, Alternative Pathway
  • C5 Convertase (C3bBb3b)

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Pharmacological Action(s)

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TL8GWH5Z-3

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