protease
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1. any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | enzyme, |
| definition | : | any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | caspase, |
| definition | : | any of a group of proteases that mediate apoptosis (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | plasminogen activator, urokinase, |
| definition | : | protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | renin, |
| definition | : | a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys; catalyzes the formation of angiotensin and thus affects blood pressure (noun.substance) |
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