Protease
noun, Biochemistry.
1.
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
noun
1.
any enzyme involved in proteolysis
protease pro·te·ase (prō’tē-ās’, -āz’)
n.
Any of various enzymes, including the proteinases and peptidases, that catalyze the hydrolytic breakdown of proteins.
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.
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