noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease.
2. 2
   any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

proteaseproteaseproteinaseproteolytic enzyme

Etymology

From peptide + -ase.

Related phrases

prepilin peptidaseamino acid

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