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Meaning of "elastase" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ELASTASE

ɪˈlæsteɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELASTASE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Elastase is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ELASTASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Elastase

In molecular biology, elastase is an enzyme from the class of proteases that break down proteins.

Definition of elastase in the English dictionary

The definition of elastase in the dictionary is an enzyme that digests elastin.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELASTASE

ace · base · bass · case · case-by-case · database · diastase · dioptase · face · Fuentes · grace · interface · lace · lactase · marketplace · MySpace · pectase · phosphatase · place · race

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELASTASE

elasmosaur · elastance · elastane · elastic · elastic band · elastic limit · elastic modulus · elastic rebound · elastic stockings · elastically · elasticate · elasticated · elastication · elasticise · elasticity · elasticize · elasticness · elastin · elastomer · elastomeric

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELASTASE

anatase · aromatase · cytochrome reductase · invertase · maltase · mutase · Nastase · oxidoreductase · reductase · reverse transcriptase · sulfatase · sulphatase · synaptase · synthetase · transcriptase

Synonyms and antonyms of elastase in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «elastase» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ELASTASE

Find out the translation of elastase to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of elastase from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «elastase» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

弹性蛋白酶
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

elastasa
570 millions of speakers
en

English

elastase
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

इलास्टेज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإيلاستاز
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

эластаза
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

elastase
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

elastase
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

élastase
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Elastase
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Elastase
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

エラスターゼ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

엘라 스타 제
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Elastase
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

elastase
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

எலாசுடேசு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

इलस्टेस
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

elastaz
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

elastasi
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

elastazy
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

еластаза
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

elastaza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελαστάση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

elastase
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elastas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

elastase
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of elastase

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELASTASE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about elastase

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELASTASE»

Discover the use of elastase in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to elastase and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Purification and Characterization of Mouse Pancreatic Elastase
The goal of the present study is to purify and characterize mouse pancreatic elastase. The characterization will include an analysis of the physical and kinetic properties of the mouse enzyme and a comparison with the properties of porcine  ...
Deepa Nadarajah, 2008
2
Symposium on Atherosclerosis
resistant to elastic-tissue change at all ages. This artery does develop typical elastic tissue changes as well as atheromatosis when it is subjected to stress, as in pulmonary hypertension. The Role of Elastase In presenting these several forms ...
‎1955
3
Connective Tissue Disease: Molecular Pathology of the ...
Endogenous sources of elastase include the pancreas, neutrophils, and macrophages. Bacterial enzymes provide an exogenous source. Pancreatic Elastases, The human pancreas contains at least two elastaselike enzymes. Elastase 1 ...
Jouni Uitto, 1986
4
Springer Handbook of Enzymes
[ 1 ] Largman, C.: Isolation and characterization of rat pancreatic elastase. Biochemistry, 22, 3763-3770 (1983) [2] Fujimoto, K.; Ogawa, M.; Saito, N.; Kosaki, G.; Minamiura, N.; Yamamoto, T.: A novel method of isolation and some characteristic ...
Dietmar Schomburg, Ida Schomburg, Antje Chang, 2002
5
New Drugs for Asthma, Allergy and COPD
tion of elastase in the lung has been demonstrated in man with DMP 777, a compound of this type [23]. (A cartoon illustrating the different mechanisms of action of extra- and intracellular inhibitors is shown in fig. 3.) Table 1 shows some NE ...
Trevor T. Hansel, Peter J. Barnes, 2001
6
Cystic Fibrosis: A State-of-the-Art Series
Free elastase activity was found in 9 of 11 (82%) bronchiectasis patients. In contrast to this, only 6 of 30 patients (20%) with pneumonia and 3 of 15 patients ( 20%) with IPF showed free elastase activity. EIC, as a measurement of functional  ...
S. Karger AG, Karger, 2001
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Differential Diagnosis by Laboratory Medicine: A Quick ...
Antibiotics: am ikacin,chloramphenicol,flucytosine,gentamicin, kanamycin.net ilmicin, streptomycin, sulfadiazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfapyridine, sulflsoxazole, tobramycin, vancomycin Elastase Functionally belonging to the alpha- ...
Vincent Marks, Dusan Mesko, 2002
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Elastin and Elastases
I. LOCATION AND SECRETION A. Location in Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes and Other Cells Elastase is primarily located in the azurophil granules but has also been detected in the nuclear membrane, Golgi complex, endoplasmic reticulum ...
Ladislas Robert, William Hornebeck, 1989
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Clinical Chemistry: an overview ; [proceedings of the 13th ...
Concentration of elastase in complex with a^-proteinase inhibitor (enzyme immunoassay) and elastase activity (hydrolysis of MeO-Suc- Ala-Ala-Pro-Va1-4- nitroanilide) in the synovial fluid. Additionally the concentration of the proteinase  ...
N. C. den Boer, 1989
10
Hydrolysis: Peptide Bonds
substrate binding site is already formed and accessible in the zymogen and suggests that the structures of proelastase and elastase are very similar. E. Stability Elastase is readily soluble in water and dilute salt solutions at concentrations up ...
Paul D. Boyer, 1971

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELASTASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term elastase is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Insider Selling: Proteon Therapeutics VP Sells 1965 Shares of Stock …
PRT-201 is a locally-acting recombinant human elastase delivered to the external surface of the artery and vein during surgical creation of an ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
2
Celtaxsys receives FDA clearance to begin acebilustat Phase 2 trial …
... help boost their efficacy by reducing the pool of neutrophil elastase enzyme in the lungs that can degrade functional CFTR in these patients.". «News-Medical.net, Jul 15»
3
Celtaxsys, Inc. Gains FDA Clearance for Landmark Phase 2 Trial of …
... help boost their efficacy by reducing the pool of neutrophil elastase enzyme in the lungs that can degrade functional CFTR in these patients.". «PipelineReview.com, Jul 15»
4
GI Practice Updates for Primary Care Providers
Another presentation on celiac disease looked at fecal elastase, which is measured during evaluation or monitoring of pancreatic insufficiency. «Medscape, Jul 15»
5
MYC in pancreatic cancer: novel mechanistic insights and their …
Not surprisingly, early overexpression of MYC in the acinar compartment in mice under control of the Elastase promoter (Ela-Myc model) results ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
6
Company Shares of Proteon Therapeutics, Inc. Drops by -0.59%
Its first drug candidate, PRT-201, is a locally-acting recombinant human elastase that fragments elastin fibers in blood vessel walls. PRT-201 is ... «American Trade Journal, Jun 15»
7
Proteon Therapeutics, Inc. Short Interest Update
Its first drug candidate, PRT-201, is a locally-acting recombinant human elastase that fragments elastin fibers in blood vessel walls. PRT-201 is ... «The Daily Rover, Jun 15»
8
Using ITC Technique for Characterization of Protein-Protein …
(1997) Dissecting the energetics of a protein-protein interaction: the binding of ovomucoid third domain to elastase. J. Bioi. Chem.268, 557-569. «News-Medical.net, Jun 15»
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Zacks: Brokerages Set $19.00 Target Price for Proteon Therapeutics …
Its first drug candidate, PRT-201, is a locally-acting recombinant human elastase that fragments elastin fibers in blood vessel walls. To get a ... «WKRB News, Jun 15»
10
Clinical outcomes associated with Staphylococcus aureus and …
... infections are associated with pulmonary inflammation, increased neutrophil counts, elevated IL-8, and free neutrophil elastase on BAL [15]. «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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