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antileukoprotease (medicine)


antileukoprotease
<chemical> Acid-stable proteinase inhibitor (elastase, cathepsin) against proteinases liberated from cervix mucus disintegrating leukocytes; from sputum in bronchial infections and from skin; amino acid sequence of skalp and elafin are identical

Pharmacological action: serine proteinase inhibitors, antifungal agent

Synonym: alp sputum, husi-i, human seminal inhibitor I, bronchial inhibitor, skalp, skin-derived antilekoproteinase, elafin, leukocyte neutral proteinase inhibitors, lnpi, slpi, secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor, secretory leukoprotease inhibitor, mpi protein, mucus protease inhibitor