单词 | cathepsin |
释义 | cathepsin —catheptic /keuh thep"tik/, adj. /keuh thep"sin/, n. Biochem. any of a class of intracellular proteolytic enzymes, occurring in animal tissue, esp. the liver, spleen, kidneys, and intestine, that catalyze autolysis in certain pathological conditions and after death. [1925-30; < Gk kathéps(ein) to digest (cat- CAT- + hépsein to boil) + -IN2] |
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