Formation of C5 Convertase during
the Alternative Complement Pathway

Some of the C3b subsequently binds to some of the C3bBb to form C3bBb3b, a C5 convertase capable of enzymatically splitting hundreds of molecules of C5 into C5a and C5b.


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