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Bovine milk contains a wide range of enzymes (1), including zymogens for the proteolytic enzymes plasmin and cathepsin D (2,3). Inside the cell procathepsin D is rapidly processed to the mature cathepsin D found in lysosomes (4). Resulting from the limited availability of procathepsin D the activation process leading to cathepsin D has been less clarified than e.g. the activation pathways of pepsinogen.
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Larsen, L.B., Petersen, T.E. (1995). Identification of Five Molecular forms of Cathepsin D in Bovine Milk. In: Takahashi, K. (eds) Aspartic Proteinases. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 362. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1871-6_32
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