Complement C3 Convertase, Alternative Pathway
"Complement C3 Convertase, Alternative Pathway" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A serine protease that is the complex of COMPLEMENT C3B and COMPLEMENT FACTOR BB. It cleaves multiple COMPLEMENT C3 into COMPLEMENT C3A (anaphylatoxin) and COMPLEMENT C3B in the ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION PATHWAY.
| Descriptor ID |
D051561
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.486.274.045.387.500.374
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| Concept/Terms |
Complement C3 Convertase, Alternative Pathway- Complement C3 Convertase, Alternative Pathway
- Complement 3 Convertase, Alternative Pathway
- C3 Convertase (C3bBb)
- Alternative Pathway C3 Convertase
- C3 Convertase, Alternative Pathway
- Complement 3b-Associated Factor B-fragment Bb
- Complement 3b Associated Factor B fragment Bb
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