Associations to the word «Peptidase»

Wiktionary

PEPTIDASE, noun. (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease

Dictionary definition

PEPTIDASE, noun. Any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats