complement factor D;
C3 proactivator convertase;
properdin factor D esterase;
factor D;
factor D (complement)
Class
Hydrolases;
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases);
Serine endopeptidases
Reaction(IUBMB)
Selective cleavage of Arg!Lys bond in complement factor B when in complex with complement subcomponent C3b or with cobra venom factor
Comment
A component of the alternative pathway of complement activation. This reaction is analogous to the activation of complement component C2 by complement subcomponent C_overbar_1s_. In peptidase family S1 (trypsin family)