protease

Noun

pro=te=ase

WORDNET DICTIONARY

protease(n = noun.substance) peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme - any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis; Array

has particulars: caspase, ace, angiotensin-converting enzyme, angiotensin converting enzyme, plasminogen activator, urokinase, renin

is a kind of enzyme

protease, n. any enzyme able to hydrolyse proteins and peptides by proteolysis.

Etymology

PROTEIN + -ASE

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