cathepsin
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sɪn noun Biochemistry.
any of a class of intracellular proteolytic enzymes, occurring in animal tissue, especially the liver, spleen, kidneys, and intestine, that catalyze autolysis in certain pathological conditions and after death.
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| —n | |
| a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death | |
| [C20: from Greek kathepsein to boil down, soften] | |
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When the imaging agent finds cathepsin-B, the enzyme cleaves off the quenching arm, freeing up the probe to glow brightly.
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