protease

A noun referring to an enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of proteins into smaller peptides or amino acids through a process called proteolysis.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa uma enzima que catalisa a quebra de proteínas em peptídeos menores ou aminoácidos, num processo chamado proteólise.

1. Enzyme for protein breakdown C1 formal scientific

   An enzyme that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids through a process called proteolysis.

   • Proteases are essential for digestion in the human body.
   • The virus uses a protease to process its proteins for replication.
   • Scientists study protease inhibitors to develop antiviral drugs.

   🇵🇹Enzima para degradação de proteínas

   Sinônimos: peptidaseproteinase

• proteases plural form
• proteases' possessive plural form
• protease's possessive singular form