Description
Alpha 1 proteinase inhibitor (Antitrypsin) has a characteristic secondary structure of beta sheets and alpha helices. That is a serum glycoprotein synthesized in the liver. It acts as an elastase inhibitor, primarily inhibiting neutrophil elastase, chymotrypsin, collagenase, leucocytic proteases, plasmin, and thrombin, which may be released during inflammatory reactions in the lung