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Descriptor English: Leupeptins
Descriptor Spanish: Leupeptinas
Descriptor leupeptinas
Scope note: Grupo de oligopéptidos acilados producidos por Actinomicetos que funcionan como inhibidores de proteasas. Se sabe que inhiben en diversos grados la tripsina, plasmina, CALICREÍNAS, papaína y catepsinas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Leupeptinas
Descriptor French: Leupeptines
Tree number(s): D12.644.456.580
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007976
Scope note: A group of acylated oligopeptides produced by Actinomycetes that function as protease inhibitors. They have been known to inhibit to varying degrees trypsin, plasmin, KALLIKREINS, papain and the cathepsins.
Annotation: protease inhib
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Protease Inhibitors
Previous Indexing: Oligopeptides (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under OLIGOPEPTIDES 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under OLIGOPEPTIDES 1975-90
DeCS ID: 8152
Unique ID: D007976
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 1999/11/09
Leupeptins - Preferred
Concept UI M0012428
Scope note A group of acylated oligopeptides produced by Actinomycetes that function as protease inhibitors. They have been known to inhibit to varying degrees trypsin, plasmin, KALLIKREINS, papain and the cathepsins.
Preferred term Leupeptins



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