elastase /elas·tase/ (e-las´tās) see pancreatic elastase.
elastase,
e·las·tase ( -l s t s , -tz)n. An enzyme found especially in pancreatic juice that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin. |
elastase,
an enzyme that cleaves bonds adjacent to neutral amino acids in elastin.
elastase
an enzyme capable of catalyzing the digestion of elastic tissue.
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