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autoproteinase

autoproteinase is the alternative form of autoprotease.

Meaning of autoprotease

Noun

autoprotease (plural autoproteases)

  1. A protease that hydrolyses peptide bonds within its own molecule, typically releasing a specific amino acid sequence

Forms of autoproteinase

pluralautoproteinases

Questions about autoproteinase

What is autoproteinase the alternative form of?
Autoproteinase is the alternative form of autoprotease.

Words near autoproteinase in the dictionary

  1. autoprompt
  2. autoprompts
  3. autoprotease
  4. autoproteases
  5. autoprotective
  6. autoproteinase
  7. autoproteinases
  8. autoproteolysis
  9. autoproteolytic
  10. autoproteolytical
  11. autoproteolytically

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