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mercapto proteases

mercapto proteases is the plural of mercapto protease.

Meaning of mercapto protease

Noun

mercapto protease (plural mercapto proteases)

  1. A protease that contains an active sulfhydryl group.
    • Mercapto-protease and serine protease were both found in rose petals.2005, "Proceedings on Rose Breeding, Cultivation and Production in China", Y Lin, Q Liu, IV International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation, actahort.org

Questions about mercapto proteases

What is mercapto proteases the plural of?
Mercapto proteases is the plural of mercapto protease.

Words near mercapto proteases in the dictionary

  1. mercaptans
  2. mercaptide
  3. mercaptides
  4. mercapto
  5. mercapto protease
  6. mercapto proteases
  7. mercapto-
  8. mercaptoacetamide
  9. mercaptoacetate
  10. mercaptoacetates
  11. mercaptoacetic acid

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