Defenition of the word peptidase

• Defenition of the word peptidase

  • An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a peptide bond.
  • any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

Synonyms for the word peptidase

• • protease
  • proteinase
  • proteolytic enzyme

Hyponyms for the word peptidase

• • ace
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  • urokinase

Hypernyms for the word peptidase

• • enzyme

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