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• proteolytic enzyme — ▪ enzyme also called  Proteinase,         any of a group of enzymes that break the long chainlike molecules of proteins into shorter fragments (peptides) and eventually into their components, amino acids. Proteolytic enzymes are present in… …   Universalium

• proteolytic — Relating to or effecting proteolysis. SYN: proteoclastic. * * * pro·teo·lyt·ic .prōt ē ə lit ik adj of, relating to, or producing proteolysis <proteolytic enzymes> pro·teo·lyt·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv * * * pro·teo·lyt·ic (pro″te o… …   Medical dictionary

• proteolysis — proteolytic /proh tee euh lit ik/, adj. /proh tee ol euh sis/, n. Biochem. the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion. [1875 80; proteo (comb. form repr. PROTEIN) + LYSIS] * * * Process in which a protein is broken down …   Universalium

• matrix metalloproteinases — Proteolytic enzymes that degrade extracellular matrix. Include collagenases and elastases. Inhibitors are predicted to have benefits in arthritis and metastasis though this remains to be proven …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• digestive system, human — Introduction  the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …   Universalium

• Protease — This article is about the structure and properties of proteolytic enzymes. For medical, surgical and related applications of several proteases, see Proteases (medical and related uses). A protease (also termed peptidase or proteinase) is any… …   Wikipedia

• K-Casein — (or Kappa casein, k casein, kappa casein) is a mammalian milk protein involved in a number of important physiological processes. In the gut, the ingested protein is split into an insoluble peptide (para kappa casein) and a soluble hydrophilic… …   Wikipedia

• digestion — digestional, adj. /di jes cheuhn, duy /, n. 1. the process in the alimentary canal by which food is broken up physically, as by the action of the teeth, and chemically, as by the action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for… …   Universalium

• Calpain — Calpains (EC number|3.4.22.52, EC number|3.4.22.53) are a family of calcium dependent, non lysosomal cysteine proteases (proteolytic enzymes) expressed ubiquitously in mammals and many other organisms. Calpains constitute the C2 family of… …   Wikipedia

• protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… …   Universalium

• drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… …   Universalium