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Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dànbáiméi
"蛋白酶参与蛋白质的消化和水解过程。"
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2 senses- 1
An enzyme that breaks down protein polymers into smaller peptides or amino acid monomers by cleaving peptide bonds.
"The digestive protease pepsin breaks down dietary proteins in the acidic environment of the stomach." - 2
Any of a group of enzymes essential to various physiological processes, including protein catabolism, blood coagulation, and viral replication.
"Researchers targeted the viral protease to inhibit the replication cycle of the pathogen."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 19th century, combining 'protein'—derived from the Greek 'prōteios' meaning 'primary' or 'holding first place'—with the chemical suffix '-ase', which designates an enzyme. The term was developed as biochemistry emerged to specifically classify enzymes that catalyze the breakdown of proteins.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Protease" is said worldwide
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protéase
Transliteration: pʁo.te.az
"La protéase est essentielle pour la digestion des protéines."
Protease
Transliteration: pʁo.taˈeːzə
"Proteasen spalten Proteine in kleinere Peptide auf."
proteas
Transliteration: proˈtɛza
Script: proteasi
"La proteasi scompone le proteine in amminoacidi."
proteasa
Transliteration: pɾoˈteta
"La proteasa ayuda a digerir los alimentos ricos en proteínas."
protease
Transliteration: pɾoˈtɐzi
"A enzima protease catalisa a hidrólise de ligações peptídicas."
प्रोटीएज़
Transliteration: protieez
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"प्रोटीएज़ एक ऐसा एंजाइम है जो प्रोटीन को तोड़ता है।"
蛋白酶
Transliteration: dànbáiméi
Script: 中文汉字
"蛋白酶参与蛋白质的消化和水解过程。"
단백질분해효소
Transliteration: danbaekjilbunhaehyoso
Script: 한국어 한글
"단백질분해효소는 소화를 돕는 중요한 물질입니다."
タンパク質分解酵素
Transliteration: tanpakushitsu bunkai kōso
Script: 日本語
"プロテアーゼはタンパク質をアミノ酸に分解します。"
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