Serine proteases

It is otherwise called alpha-anti-proteinase or protease inhibitor. It inhibits all serine proteases (proteolytic enzymes having a serine at their active center), such as plasmin, thrombin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, and cathepsin. Serine protease inhibitors are abbreted as Serpins. They are enzymes with a serine residue at the active site and most of the proteolytic enzymes belong to this group, e.g. trypsin, chymotrypsin, clotting factors Serine proteases examples-Trypsin, Chymotrypsin,Clotting factorsRef: DM Vasudevan, Page no: 44