Meanings
nouncucumisin (uncountable)
- uncountablebiochemistryA peptidase present in the musk melon (Cucumis melo).
Cucumisin (EC 3.4.21.25, 67 kDa) is an alkaline serine protease found in various melon fruits such as Cucumis melo L. and various gourds.
2017, Alaa El-Din A. Bekhit, Advances in Meat Processing Technology, page 87
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