proteolytic enzyme
noun
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Sense 1 noun
any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
Types & categories
- enzyme hypernym
- caspase hyponym
- angiotensin converting enzyme hyponym
- plasminogen activator hyponym
- renin hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | enzyme |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | caspase |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | angiotensin converting enzyme |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | plasminogen activator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | renin |