HyperDic: secretase

English > 1 sense of the word secretase:
NOUNsubstancesecretasea 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)
English > secretase: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA 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).
BroaderenzymeAny of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

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