Thermolysin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A thermostable neutral metalloproteinase enzyme produced by the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus thermoproteolyticus. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From thermo- + lysin.

Related phrases

bacillus thermoproteolyticusgram positive

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