alternative pathway

of complement activation
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12866
Activation pathway involving complement components C3, Factor B, Factor D, and properdin that, in the presence of a stabilizing activator surface such as microbial polysaccharide, generates the alternative pathway C3 convertase C3bBb.
See also: classical pathway (of complement activation)
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1121 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'alternative pathway' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12866 RIS BibTex EndNote
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