Plural of protease
regular plural
The plural of protease is proteases.
Forms of protease
| Singular | protease /ˈpɹəʊtɪeɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | proteases |
| Countable | countable |
Proteases in a sentence
- The azurocidins are catalytically inactive proteases, therefore no analysis of these triplets are of any significance.2015 November 17, “Granule Associated Serine Proteases of Hematopoietic Cells – An Analysis of Their Appearance and Diversification during…. From the entry azurocidins
- Candidates for these downstream proteases are THIMET, tricorn, multicorn, TPPII, and leucine aminopeptidase.2012, Peter Zwickl, Wolfgang Baumeister, The Proteasome — Ubiquitin Protein Degradation Pathway, →ISBN, page 48. From the entry multicorn
- Here, we demonstrate that the yapsin family of five glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked aspartyl proteases is required for cell wall integrity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.2005 Aug, Damian J Krysan, Elizabeth L Ting, Claudia Abeijon, Lee Kroos, Robert S Fuller, “Yapsins Are a Family of Aspartyl Proteases…. From the entry yapsin
- Also bacteria belonging to Vibrio parahaemolyticus are known to produce several proteases and collagenases including metalloproteases of the zincins superfamily and serine proteases.2015 July 11, “Comprehensive Analysis of a Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strain Extracellular Serine Protease VpSP37”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry zincin
Meaning of protease
- noun An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins.
Questions about the plural of protease
- What is the plural of protease?
- The plural of protease is proteases.
- Is protease countable?
- Protease is a countable noun.
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