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Cysteine Endopeptidases MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cysteine Endopeptidases
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.277.656.262.500
D08.811.277.656.300.200
Unique ID
D003546
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003546
Annotation
do not confuse with CYSTEINE PROTEASES
Scope Note
ENDOPEPTIDASES which have a cysteine involved in the catalytic process. This group of enzymes is inactivated by CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS such as CYSTATINS and SULFHYDRYL REAGENTS.
Registry Numbers
EC 3.4.22.-
Previous Indexing
Peptide Peptidohydrolases (1966-1987)
Public MeSH Note
2000; see CYSTEINE PROTEINASES 1988-1999; for CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES see CYSTEINE PROTEINASES 1990-1999
History Note
2000(1988)
Entry Combination
antagonists & inhibitors:Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors
Date Established
1988/01/01
Date of Entry
1987/05/04
Revision Date
2009/07/06
Cysteine Endopeptidases Preferred
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