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cystatin, egg-white

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More on Cystatins Definition: A homologous group of endogenous CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS. The cystatins inhibit most CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES such as PAPAIN, and other peptidases which have a sulfhydryl group at the active site.  general or unspecified; prefer specifics    Other names Cystatin Superfamily; Cystatins, Type III; Cystatins, Type II; Cystatins, Type I; Cystatins, Type 3; Cystatins, Type 2; Cystatins, Type 1; Cystatin Related Proteins; Type III Cystatins; Type II Cystatins; Type I Cystatins; Type 3 Cystatins; Type 2 Cystatins; Type 1 Cystatins; Cystatin-Related Proteins; Stefins
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cystatin, egg-white [ chicken cystatin,cystatin (desSer1, Ile29, Leu89),egg-white cystatin ]
  cysteine thiol protease inhibitor composed of 116 amino acid residues; MW 13,000; different from human cystatin, gamma-trace & stefin; see also the general term cysteine protease inhibitors, endogenou 		0   *Cystatins
Pharma Action Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors

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