proteolytic enzyme
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enzyme
noun[C]
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any of a group of chemical substances that are produced by living cells and cause particular chemical reactions to happen while not being ...
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In recent years increasing attention has been paid toproteolyticenzymeinhibitors of parasites.
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Otherproteolyticenzymeinhibitors have been described mostly as inhibitors of components of the blood coagulation pathway, and will be discussed below.
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For instance, aproteolyticenzymein okra can cause irritation and lesions.
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Mainly from its stem, pineapple contains aproteolyticenzyme, bromelain, which breaks down protein.
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Thisproteolyticenzymeis involved in cellular protein degradation and turnover.
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Heat denatures theproteolyticenzymeand prevent autolysis.
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Thisproteolyticenzymeis inhibited by cysteine and reversibly inactivated by reducing agents.
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The fruit is not especially acidic, but contains papain, aproteolyticenzyme, which may cause mild irritation or burns.
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The most studied group, the proteolytic enzymes, also possess a diverse and well characterized set of specific protein inhibitors.
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As the seed accumulates storage proteins, some plants produce proteolytic enzymes that will actively degrade those same stored proteins later in seedling growth.
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Thus, the anticoagulant and proteolytic enzymes secreted by the gland will be more efficiently used for extra-corporeal digestion followed by ingestion.
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The study has revealed that there are both similarities in and differences between the proteolytic enzymes in the 3 species.
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This invasive behavior seems to depend in part on several proteolytic enzymes.
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Papain and other plant sulfhydryl proteolytic enzymes.
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Proteolytic enzymes are critical to anabolic and catabolic pathways in development and metabolism, including elimination of proteins during normal turnover, peptide signal attenuation, and gene regulation.
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Naturally occurring inhibitors of proteolytic enzymes.
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The proteolytic enzymes are sulfhydryl proteases, since a free sulfhydryl group of a cysteine side chain is required for function.
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These cells secrete proteolytic enzymes to breakdown the endometrial extracellular matrix to allow for implantation of the blastocyst in the uterine wall.
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