Etymology

polypeptidase

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Today it means: Any enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of a polypeptide Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
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  1. Englishpolypeptide
  2. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  3. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  4. Englishdiastase
  5. English todaypolypeptidase

From polypeptide + -ase.

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