pseudoprotease

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noun

A rhomboid protease that lacks the amino acid residues that are essential for proteolysis, implying that it cannot cleave substrates.

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Meanings

nounpseudoprotease (plural pseudoproteases)

plural pseudoproteases

  1. A rhomboid protease that lacks the amino acid residues that are essential for proteolysis, implying that it cannot cleave substrates.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pseudopeptidase

Origin

From pseudo- + protease.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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