proteolytic enzyme

1. 1.

   any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

   Synonymsproteasepeptidaseproteinase

   Broaderenzyme

   Narrowercaspaseangiotensin converting enzymeplasminogen activatorrenin

Questions about proteolytic enzyme

What does proteolytic enzyme mean?

proteolytic enzyme means "any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis".

What is another word for proteolytic enzyme?

Close synonyms include protease, peptidase, proteinase. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is proteolytic enzyme a common word?

proteolytic enzyme is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.