Serine protease inhibitor
Serine Protease Inhibitor
Serine protease inhibitors (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Serine protease inhibitor
- Wikipedia's article - Serine protease inhibitor
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) are a class of proteins that inhibit the function of serine proteases.
Etymology
The term "Serine protease inhibitor" is derived from the name of the amino acid serine, which is present in the active site of the protease, and the term "inhibitor", which refers to substances that decrease the activity of enzymes.
Function
Serine protease inhibitors play a crucial role in regulating the activity of the serine proteases. They are involved in a variety of biological processes, including coagulation, complement activation, inflammation, and apoptosis.
Classification
Serine protease inhibitors can be classified into several families based on their structural characteristics. These include the serpin family, the Kazal-type family, and the Kunitz-type family.
Related Terms
- Serine Protease: An enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds in proteins, in which serine serves as the nucleophilic amino acid at the enzyme's active site.
- Serpin: A superfamily of proteins with a similar structure that were originally identified as a set of proteins able to inhibit proteases.
- Kazal-type: A type of protein domain that acts as a serine protease inhibitor.
- Kunitz-type: A type of protein domain that acts as a serine protease inhibitor.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Serine protease inhibitor
- Wikipedia's article - Serine protease inhibitor
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski