cathepsin

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ca·thep·sin (k

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Any of various proteolytic enzymes found in animal tissue that catalyze the hydrolysis of proteins into polypeptides.

[German Kathepsin, from Greek kathepsein, to digest : kat-, kata-, cata- + hepsein, to boil.]

cathepsin [kəˈθɛpsɪn]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death

[from Greek kathepsein to boil down, soften]

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