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Proteases

Enzymes that digest proteins.

Hydrolases that cleave peptide bonds. Include digestive proteases (pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin) and regulatory proteases (caspases, calpains, cathepsins, proteasome).

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  • Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary

    Hydrolases that cleave peptide bonds. Include digestive proteases (pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin) and regulatory proteases (caspases, calpains, cathepsins, proteasome).

Related terms

Calpain, Caspases, Endopeptidase, Exopeptidase