NOUN | substance | secretase | a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch ... / bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's) |
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Meaning | A set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch ... / bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's). | |
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Broader | enzyme | Any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions |
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