Proteases
Proteases
Proteases (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
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polski), also known as proteolytic enzymes, peptidases, or proteinases, are enzymes that catalyze proteolysis, the breakdown of proteins into smaller polypeptides or single amino acids. They do this by cleaving the peptide bonds within proteins.
Etymology
The term "protease" is derived from the words "protein" and "enzyme". The suffix "-ase" is used in biochemistry to denote enzymes.
Types of Proteases
Proteases can be classified into seven broad groups based on their catalytic mechanism: serine proteases, threonine proteases, cysteine proteases, aspartic proteases, glutamic proteases, metalloproteases, and asparagine peptide lyases.
Function
Proteases play key roles in many biological functions, including digestion, immune response, cell cycle progression, protein synthesis, and apoptosis. They are involved in a variety of pathological processes, such as inflammation, cancer, and infectious diseases.
Clinical Significance
Proteases are targets for a number of therapeutic drugs. For example, protease inhibitors are used in the treatment of HIV and hepatitis C. Proteases are also involved in the process of blood clotting and are targets for anticoagulant drugs.
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External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Proteases
- Wikipedia's article - Proteases
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski