protease

== English == === Etymology === From prote(in) + -ase. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊtɪeɪz/ === Noun === protease (plural proteases) (biochemistry) An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== protease on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Asterope, operates, soap tree, soaptree == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === protéase === Etymology === From proteína (“protein”) +‎ -ase. === Pronunciation === === Noun === protease f (plural proteases) (biochemistry) protease (any of a group of enzymes that cleave proteins) === Further reading === “protease”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “protease”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026