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Complement 5a(medicine)
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complement 1s(medicine)
complement 2(medicine)
complement(2)(dictionary)
complement 3(medicine)
complement 3a(medicine)

Complement 5a (medicine)


complement 5a
<chemical> Smaller fragment formed when c5 convertase splits c5 into c5a and c5b. C5a is a 74-amino acid peptide that includes a carboxy-terminal arginine crucial for its spasmogenic activity and a carbohydrate moiety. C5a is the most potent anaphylatoxin mediating immediate hypersensitivity.

Chemical name: Complement C5a