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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: etymology of "caspase" #116672 11/29/03 03:38 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams OP Pooh-Bah OP Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Well having looked into it further since I originally asked, and having been directed by several replies on the subject, it appears that at least one of the myriad caspase enzymes cleaves proteins at certains aspartate and cysteine residues. In fact I found this explanation of the name: CASPASES: Cysteine Aspartate Specific ProteASEs. (see http://makeashorterlink.com/?L58432BA6) Aspartame is a sweetener that goes by the trade name Nutrasweet that contains the amino acid aspartate. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted etymology of "caspase" Alex Williams 11/26/03 06:02 PM Re: etymology of "caspase" wwh 11/26/03 06:33 PM caspase < capsase? Jenet 11/26/03 09:00 PM Re: caspase < capsase? AnnaStrophic 11/26/03 09:07 PM Re: caspase < capsase? Jenet 11/26/03 10:52 PM Re: etymology of "caspase" maahey 11/27/03 03:59 AM Re: etymology of "caspase" Jenet 11/27/03 08:26 AM ribose/gum arabic of troy 11/27/03 03:04 PM Re: etymology of "caspase" rav 11/28/03 10:47 AM Re: etymology of "caspase" Faldage 11/28/03 01:02 PM Re: etymology of "caspase" Father Steve 11/28/03 06:03 PM Re: etymology of "caspase" Jackie 11/28/03 07:34 PM Re: etymology of "caspase" Alex Williams 11/29/03 03:37 AM Re: etymology of "caspase" Capfka 11/29/03 04:58 AM Re: etymology of "caspase" of troy 11/29/03 02:43 PM Re: etymology of "caspase" Alex Williams 11/29/03 03:38 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,810 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 373 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,852 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,944 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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