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protease
has definitions from the fields of biology,chemistry,biochemistry
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[ noun ] (biology,chemistry,biochemistry) any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
Synonyms Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)The presence of several proteases and peptidases has been demonstrated in the thyroid . One of the proteases has pH optimum of about 3.7 and another of about 5.7 ( McQuillan , Stanley and Trikojus , 1954 ; Alpers , Robbins and Rall , 1955 ) . The finding that the concentration of one of these proteases is increased in thyroid_glands from TSH treated animals suggests that this protease may be active in_vivo . The finding that the concentration of one of these proteases is increased in thyroid_glands from TSH treated animals suggests that this protease may be active in_vivo . There is no conclusive evidence yet that either of the proteases has been prepared in highly purified form nor is their specificity known . Related terms enzyme plasminogen_activator angiotensin_converting_enzyme renin caspase |
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