clostripain

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noun

Any of a family of proteinases that cleaves proteins on the carboxyl peptide bond of arginine.

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Meanings

nounclostripain (plural clostripains)

plural clostripains

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of proteinases that cleaves proteins on the carboxyl peptide bond of arginine.

Origin

It was isolated from Clostridium histolyticum.

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APA

clostripain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clostripain

MLA

“clostripain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clostripain. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clostripain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clostripain.

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