English word pseudoprotease comes from English pseudo- (False, not genuine, fake.), English protease ((enzyme) An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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pseudo- | English (eng) | False, not genuine, fake. |
protease | English (eng) | (enzyme) An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins. |
pseudoprotease | English (eng) | A rhomboid protease that lacks the amino acid residues that are essential for proteolysis, implying that it cannot cleave substrates. |