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elastase

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elastase /elas·tase/ (e-las´tās) see pancreatic elastase.
e·las·tase (-lsts, -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 [e-las´tās]
an enzyme capable of catalyzing the digestion of elastic tissue.
elastase
an enzyme capable of catalyzing the digestion of elastic tissue.
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