- pro|te|ase
- pro|te|ase «PROH tee ays», noun.any one of various enzymes, such as pepsin, that break down proteins into simpler compounds.╂[< prote(olysis) + -ase]
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pro|tein|ase — «PROH tuh nays, tee uh », noun. any of various proteases that change proteins to polypeptides … Useful english dictionary
ase — ase·i·ty; bu·tyr·in·ase; car·box·yl·ase; cho·lin·es·ter·ase; col·la·gen·ase; de·po·lym·er·ase; es·ter·ase; ga·lac·to·sid·ase; gel·a·tin·ase; glu·ta·min·ase; hy·dro·gen·ase; hy·per·ten·sin·ase; in·su·lin·ase; in·vert·ase; isom·er·ase;… … English syllables
protease — pro·te·ase … English syllables
proteinase — pro·tein·ase … English syllables
protease — pro•te•ase [[t]ˈproʊ tiˌeɪs, ˌeɪz[/t]] n. biochem. any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers • Etymology: 1900–05; prote (in) + ase … From formal English to slang
procollagen C-proteinase — pro·col·la·gen C pro·tein·ase (pro kolґə jən proґtēn ās) procollagen C endopeptidase … Medical dictionary
procollagen N-proteinase — pro·col·la·gen N pro·tein·ase (pro kolґə jən proґtēn ās) procollagen N endopeptidase … Medical dictionary
proteinase — pro•tein•ase [[t]ˈproʊ tiˌneɪs, ˌneɪz, ti ɪ [/t]] n. biochem. any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
Protease — An enzyme that can split a protein into peptides (from whence the protein was originally created). * * * Descriptive term for proteolytic enzymes, both endopeptidases and exopeptidases; enzymes that hydrolize (break) polypeptide chains. Lon p.… … Medical dictionary
proteinase — SYN: endopeptidase. * * * pro·tein·ase prōt ən .ās, prō .tēn , prōt ē ən , āz n PROTEASE * * * pro·tein·ase (proґtēn ās) endopeptidase … Medical dictionary
