"thermolysin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thermolysins [plural]
Etymology: thermo- + lysin Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|thermo|lysin}} thermo- + lysin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} thermolysin (countable and uncountable, plural thermolysins)
  1. (biochemistry) A thermostable neutral metalloproteinase enzyme produced by the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus thermoproteolyticus. Wikipedia link: thermolysin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Enzymes

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