Protease
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- peptidaseproteinase
- plural
- Proteases
- possessive
- Protease's
- pluralpossessive
- Proteases'