Fig. 11: Activation of C3 in the Lectin Pathway

C4b and C2a combine to form C4b2a, the C3 convertase. C3 convertase can now cleave hundreds of molecules of C3 into C3a and C3b.

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Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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