tropoelastin
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006540
A salt-soluble precursor of elastin. Lysyl oxidase is instrumental in converting it to elastin in connective tissue.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006540 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2018; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | elastin |
| Translations | Spanish: tropoelastina |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006540",
"term": "tropoelastin",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A salt-soluble precursor of elastin. Lysyl oxidase is instrumental in converting it to elastin in connective tissue.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"elastin"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2018",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "tropoelastina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/tropoelastin/"
}
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