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Descriptor English: Ficain
Descriptor Spanish: Ficaína
Descriptor ficaína
Entry term(s) ficina
Scope note: Proteinasa sulfidrílica con cisteína en el sitio activo del látex del ficus. La escisión tiene lugar preferentemente en los residuos de tiroxina y fenilalanina. EC 3.4.22.3.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ficina
Descriptor French: Ficine
Entry term(s): Ficin
Tree number(s): D08.811.277.656.262.500.350
D08.811.277.656.300.200.350
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005361
Scope note: A sulfhydryl proteinase with cysteine at the active site from ficus latex. Preferential cleavage is at tyrosine and phenylalanine residues. EC 3.4.22.3.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
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
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Registry Number: EC 3.4.22.3
Previous Indexing: Peptide Peptidohydrolases (1971-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 2000; see FICIN 1990-1999; see CYSTEINE PROTEINASES 1975-1990
History Note: 2000(1990)
DeCS ID: 23244
Unique ID: D005361
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Ficain - Preferred
Concept UI M0008460
Scope note A sulfhydryl proteinase with cysteine at the active site from ficus latex. Preferential cleavage is at tyrosine and phenylalanine residues. EC 3.4.22.3.
Preferred term Ficain
Entry term(s) Ficin



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