Protease
//ˈpɹəʊtɪeɪz// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins.
"As a matter of fact the casein protease digests boiled and coagulated serum far more easily than unboiled serum, as set forth by the following experiments."
- 2 any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis wordnet
Example
More examples"As a matter of fact the casein protease digests boiled and coagulated serum far more easily than unboiled serum, as set forth by the following experiments."
Etymology
From prote(in) + -ase.
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