List of articles in "Biomolecule" category - Page 1758

In biology and biochemistry protease inhibitors are molecules that inhibit the function of proteases. Many naturally occurring protease inhibitors are proteins.In medicine protease inhibitor is often used interchangeably with alpha […]

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF or GCSF) also known as colony-stimulating factor 3 (CSF 3) is a glycoprotein that stimulates the bone marrow to produce granulocytes and stem cells and release […]

Parathyroid hormone-related protein (or PTHrP) is a protein member of the parathyroid hormone family. It is occasionally secreted by cancer cells (breast cancer certain types of lung cancer including squamous […]

alpha-2-Macroglobulin also known as α2-macroglobulin and abbreviated as α2M and A2M is a large plasma protein found in the blood. It is produced by the liver and is a major […]

Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) are enzymes that acetylate conserved lysine amino acids on histone proteins by transferring an acetyl group from acetyl CoA to form ε-N-acetyllysine. DNA is wrapped around histones […]

Galactokinase is an enzyme (phosphotransferase) that facilitates the phosphorylation of α-D-galactose to galactose 1-phosphate at the expense of one molecule of ATP. Galactokinase catalyzes the second step of the Leloir […]

Glucokinase (EC 2.7.1.2) is an enzyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate. Glucokinase occurs in cells in the liver pancreas gut and brain of humans and most other vertebrates. […]

Tissue plasminogen activator (abbreviated tPA or PLAT) is a protein involved in the breakdown of blood clots. It is a serine protease (EC 3.4.21.68) found on endothelial cells the cells […]

Factor VIII (FVIII) is an essential blood-clotting protein also known as anti-hemophilic factor (AHF). In humans factor VIII is encoded by the F8 gene. Defects in this gene results in […]

In biochemistry cholinesterase is a family of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid a reaction necessary to allow a cholinergic neuron to […]