metalloendoprotease

noun

any endoprotease that is a metalloenzyme

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Meanings

nounmetalloendoprotease (plural metalloendoproteases)

plural metalloendoproteases

  1. biochemistryany endoprotease that is a metalloenzyme

    Following fertilization, ZP2 undergoes proteolytic cleavage by an oocyte-specific astacin-like metalloendoprotease, first reported as ovastacin (citation), released from the cortical granules, and sperm no longer bind to mouse embryos [22 ].

    2015 December 4, “Melamine Impairs Female Fertility via Suppressing Protein Level of Juno in Mouse Eggs”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From metallo- + endoprotease.

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