Vaccination and immunisation are two different processes. Vaccination only refers to the administration of a vaccine or toxoid, while immunisation is the process by which the body produces antibodies against the vaccine preventable diseases through administration of speÂ­cific vaccines. These are used to protect us and our domestic animals against viral and bacterial diseases.
convertase in Medicine. convertase conÂ·verÂ·tase (kÅn'vÉr-tÄs', kÉn-vÃ»r'-) n. An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a substance, such as complement, to its active state.
Proprotein convertase. Proprotein convertases are a family of proteins that activate other proteins. Many proteins are inactive when they are first synthesized, because they contain chains of amino acids that block their acitivity. Proprotein convertases remove those chains and activate the protein. The prototypical proprotein convertase is furin.