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| Caspases belong to a family of [[Proteases|proteases]] which cleave target [[protein|proteins]] at specific [[Aspartic acid|aspartic acids]]. The caspases have [[Cysteine|cysteine]] at their [[Enzyme active site|active site]] and are named due to the 'C' for [[Cysteine|cysteine]] and the 'asp' for [[Aspartic acid|aspartic acid]]. Caspases are synthesised in the cell as [[Procaspases|procaspases]] <ref>Alberts et al (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th Edition, New York: Garland Science</ref>.<br>
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