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Protease vs Peptidase - What's the difference?

protease | peptidase |

In enzyme terms the difference between protease and peptidase

is that protease is an enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins while peptidase is any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease.

protease

Noun

(en noun)
  • (enzyme) An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins.
  • References

    * (wikipedia "protease")

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    peptidase

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia peptidase) (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease