protease
/proh-tee-eys, -eyz/US // ˈproʊ tiˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz //UK // (ˈprəʊtɪˌeɪs) //
蛋白酶,蛋白质酶,蛋白肽酶,蛋白脢
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Biochemistry.
- : any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
Examples
For HIV, though, real therapy began only 18 years ago with the introduction of a class of drugs, the protease inhibitors.
The best-known example of this type of enzymes is the protease of yeast; but similar ones may be found in germinating seeds.
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