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Complement Factor B
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Definition
: A glycine-rich, heat-labile serum glycoprotein that contains a component of the C3 CONVERTASE ALTERNATE PATHWAY (C3bBb). Bb, a serine protease, is generated when factor B is cleaved by COMPLEMENT FACTOR D into Ba and Bb.
Pharmacological Action
Immunologic Factors
Other names
Properdin Factor B; Factor B; Complement 3 Proactivator; C3PA; C3 Proactivator; Protein B, Complement; Proactivator, Complement 3; Proactivator, C3; Factor Bf, Properdin; Factor Bb, Properdin; Factor Bb, Complement; Factor Ba, Properdin; Factor Ba, Complement; Factor B, Properdin; Factor B, Complement; Complement Factor B Derived Fragment Bb; Bb, Complement Factor; Properdin Factor Bf F1; Properdin Factor Bf; Properdin Factor Bb
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complement C3bBa complex
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*Complement C3b
*Complement Factor B.
J Biol Chem 1987;262(4):1519
