About The Medical Condition Des-Arginine Complement 5a

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Des-Arginine Complement 5a

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Des-Arginine Complement 5a Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Des-Arginine Complement 5a?

Complement 5a with the carboxy-terminal arginine removed. The arginine is rapidly cleaved from the C5a fragment during complement activation by carboxypeptidase B present in normal human serum. C5a des-Arg shows complete loss of spasmogenic activity though it retains some chemotactic ability.

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