protease

[ proh-tee-eys, -eyz ]

/ ˈproʊ tiˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.

Origin of protease

First recorded in 1900–05; prote(in) + -ase

Words nearby protease

protasis, prote-, protea, protean, Proteas, protease, protease inhibitor, protease inhibitors, protect, protectant, protected sex

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Example sentences from the Web for protease

For HIV, though, real therapy began only 18 years ago with the introduction of a class of drugs, the protease inhibitors.
Let’s Not Rush to Call the HIV Baby Findings a ‘Cure’|Kent Sepkowitz|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The best-known example of this type of enzymes is the protease of yeast; but similar ones may be found in germinating seeds.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for protease

protease

/ (ˈprəʊtɪˌeɪs) /

noun

any enzyme involved in proteolysis

Word Origin for protease

C20: from protein + -ase

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for protease

protease

[ prō′tē-ās′, -āz′ ]

n.

Any of various enzymes, including the proteinases and peptidases, that catalyze the hydrolytic breakdown of proteins.

Scientific definitions for protease

protease

[ prō′tē-ās′ ]

Any of various enzymes that bring about the breakdown of proteins into peptides or amino acids by hydrolysis. Pepsin is an example of a protease.

单词	protease
释义	protease [ proh-tee-eys, -eyz ] / ˈproʊ tiˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz / noun Biochemistry. any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers. Origin of protease First recorded in 1900–05; prote(in) + -ase Words nearby protease protasis, prote-, protea, protean, Proteas, protease, protease inhibitor, protease inhibitors, protect, protectant, protected sex Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for protease For HIV, though, real therapy began only 18 years ago with the introduction of a class of drugs, the protease inhibitors. Let’s Not Rush to Call the HIV Baby Findings a ‘Cure’\|Kent Sepkowitz\|March 5, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The best-known example of this type of enzymes is the protease of yeast; but similar ones may be found in germinating seeds. The Chemistry of Plant Life\|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher British Dictionary definitions for protease protease / (ˈprəʊtɪˌeɪs) / noun any enzyme involved in proteolysis Word Origin for protease C20: from protein + -ase Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for protease protease [ prō′tē-ās′, -āz′ ] n. Any of various enzymes, including the proteinases and peptidases, that catalyze the hydrolytic breakdown of proteins. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for protease protease [ prō′tē-ās′ ] Any of various enzymes that bring about the breakdown of proteins into peptides or amino acids by hydrolysis. Pepsin is an example of a protease. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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