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Peptidase

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Noun

1. peptidase, protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme

any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

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Peptidase

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noun
any of a group of proteolytic enzymes that hydrolyse peptides to amino acids

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Peptidase

see synonyms of peptidase
noun
any hydrolase enzyme that acts as a catalyst in the splitting of a peptide into amino acids

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Peptidase

see synonyms of peptidase
n.
See protease.

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