protease

Definition of Protease in English :

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Protease

noun

any enzyme involved in proteolysis

noun

any hydrolase enzyme, as pepsin or trypsin, that acts as a catalyst in chemical reactions in which a protein is broken down by hydrolysis

n.

Any of various enzymes, including the endopeptidases and exopeptidases, that catalyze the hydrolytic breakdown of proteins. Also called peptidase.