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protease means: 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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protease

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹəʊtɪeɪz/Part of speech nounSorted aeeoprstStarts with PEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word

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

From prote(in) + -ase.

“As a matter of fact the casein protease digests boiled and coagulated serum far more easily than unboiled serum, as set forth by the following experiments.”
“For our purposes, it is sufficient to note that dysregulation of desquamatory protease activity in the SC is often involved in conditions of compromised skin barrier.”

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