English Explanatory Dictionary

cathepsin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.

Pronunciation

/kəˈθɛpsɪn/

Word forms

cathepsin cathepsins

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kathepsin, from Ancient Greek καθέψω (kathépsō), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕψω (hépsō, “boil”).

Derived words

cathelin procathepsin
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