noun
- enzymes that break down proteins by cleaving peptide bonds
Usage: biochemistry; plural of proteinase
Examples
- Proteinases play a crucial role in protein digestion.
- The researchers studied various proteinases in the stomach.
- These proteinases help break down dietary proteins into amino acids.
- Industrial proteinases are used in food processing.
- The enzyme mixture contained several different proteinases.
- Proteinases are essential for cellular protein turnover.