nattokinase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A serine protease of the subtilisin family, extracted from natto.

Word forms

nattokinase

Etymology

From Japanese 納豆菌 (nattōkin, “nattō-bacteria”) + -ase. (It is not a kinase.)

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