procollagenase

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noun

Any enzyme that activates collagen, allowing it to be broken down by collagenases

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Meanings

nounprocollagenase (plural procollagenases)

plural procollagenases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that activates collagen, allowing it to be broken down by collagenases

Origin

From pro- + collagenase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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