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metalloendoproteases

metalloendoproteases is the plural of metalloendoprotease.

Meaning of metalloendoprotease

Noun

metalloendoprotease (plural metalloendoproteases)

  1. any endoprotease that is a metalloenzyme
    • Following fertilization, ZP2 undergoes proteolytic cleavage by an oocyte-specific astacin-like metalloendoprotease, first reported as ovastacin (citation), released from the cortical granules, and sperm no longer bind to mouse embryos [22 ].2015 December 4, “Melamine Impairs Female Fertility via Suppressing Protein Level of Juno in Mouse Eggs”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about metalloendoproteases

What is metalloendoproteases the plural of?
Metalloendoproteases is the plural of metalloendoprotease.

Words near metalloendoproteases in the dictionary

  1. metalloenamine
  2. metalloenamines
  3. metalloendopeptidase
  4. metalloendopeptidases
  5. metalloendoprotease
  6. metalloendoproteases
  7. metalloendoproteinase
  8. metalloendoproteinases
  9. metalloenzymatic
  10. metalloenzyme
  11. metalloenzymes

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