thermolysin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thermostable neutral metalloproteinase enzyme produced by the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus thermoproteolyticus.

Word forms

thermolysin thermolysins

Etymology

From thermo- + lysin.

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