complement C5 convertase, alternative pathway - CISMeF
Complement C5 convertase, alternative pathwayMeSH Descriptor
Preferred Label : complement C5 convertase, alternative pathway;
MeSH definition : A serine protease that cleaves multiple COMPLEMENT C5 into COMPLEMENT C5A (anaphylatoxin)
and COMPLEMENT C5B in the ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION PATHWAY. It is the complex
of ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY C3 CONVERTASE (C3bBb) with an additional COMPLEMENT C3B, or
C3bBb3b.;
MeSH synonym : c5 convertase (c3bbb3b); c5 convertase, alternative pathway; Alternative Pathway C5 Convertase;
A serine protease that cleaves multiple COMPLEMENT C5 into COMPLEMENT C5A (anaphylatoxin)
and COMPLEMENT C5B in the ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION PATHWAY. It is the complex
of ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY C3 CONVERTASE (C3bBb) with an additional COMPLEMENT C3B, or
C3bBb3b.