antitryptic
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˌæntiˈtrɪptɪk/
- Specialized
- In the present study, we estimated the plasma concentration of a 1-PI and a2-M, and also total antitryptic and total antielastase activity of plasma.
- antitryptic activity
- antitryptic and antielastase
Examples
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Antitryptic and antielastase activity in the condition of COPD was found to increase significantly.
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Photo (Black & White): Table 2: Comparison of total antitryptic and antielastase activity of plasma between study and control group.
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But in the other three study groups, antitryptic activity was found to decrease.
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PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Figure 1: Antitryptic activity of plasma.
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But in the other groups, antitryptic activity decreased in spite of increased concentration of the inhibitors.
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The various parameters estimated were Plasma a 1-PI concentration, Plasma a 2-M concentration, antitryptic activity, and antielastase activity.
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Keywords: Antiprotease Status; Respiratory Disorders; a1-proteinase inhibitor; a2-macroglobulin; Antitryptic activity; Antielastase activity; Respiratory disorders
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In the condition of COPD, both antitryptic and antielastase activity of plasma increased significantly (p < 0.001) as compared to control, which may be because of increased concentrations of both a1-PI and a2-M.
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Thus, uniformity is seen in all the disorders under study, that there is blockage of airways and there is a shift in the proteases-antiproteases balance towards proteases, as reflected by the measurement of antitryptic and antielastase activity.
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The researchers discovered that the antitryptic properties of the new drug could help preserve proteins during digestion.
Synonyms
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8.6
Acting to stop or slow enzymes so they do not work
Acting to stop enzymes in the body that break down proteins
How Inhibitory
- Specialized
1
9.9
4
7.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
antitryptic = tryptic (semi-transparent) = anti + trypt + ic
The prefixation is regular in form and meaning, but the specialized biochemical base is not everyday vocabulary for most learners.
Etymology
Antitryptic comes from the prefix anti- ('against') and trypsin, the enzyme that breaks down proteins, so something described as antitryptic works 'against' trypsin and stops its action.