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elastase|ɪˈlæsteɪs, -z|
[f. elastic a. + -ase.]
An enzyme, usu. isolated from the pancreas, which decomposes elastin. Also Comb., as elastase-inhibitor; elastase-inhibiting ppl. a.
1949Baló & Banga in Nature 17 Sept. 491/1 (title) Elastase and Elastase-Inhibitor. Ibid., The extract of fresh pancreas as well as that of acetone-dried pancreas powder contains a specific enzyme which we called ‘elastase’. 1950― in Biochem. Jrnl. XLVI. 387/2 Pancreatic extract contains an enzyme which dissolves the elastic fibres of the aorta wall and which is called elastolytic enzyme or elastase. 1956Nature 10 Mar. 468/1 The elastase-inhibiting effect of the serum of Ehlers Danlos patients was found to be quantitatively increased over that of normal serum... It would not seem too unlikely to suggest that the elastase inhibitor can be an essential factor in the formation of elastic fibre. 1969Times 21 Jan. 5/6 The structure of two other protein splitting enzymes, known as ox chymotrypsin and pig elastase, were also announced. 1970Nature 28 Feb. 802/1 The proteolytic enzyme elastase. |