Ficain

"Ficain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A sulfhydryl proteinase with cysteine at the active site from ficus latex. Preferential cleavage is at tyrosine and phenylalanine residues. EC 3.4.22.3.

Descriptor ID	D005361
MeSH Number(s)	D08.811.277.656.262.500.350 D08.811.277.656.300.200.350
Concept/Terms	Ficain Ficain Ficin

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ficain".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Hydrolases [D08.811.277]
Peptide Hydrolases [D08.811.277.656]
Cysteine Proteases [D08.811.277.656.262]
Cysteine Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.262.500]
Ficain [D08.811.277.656.262.500.350]
Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.300]
Cysteine Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.300.200]
Ficain [D08.811.277.656.300.200.350]

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