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Protease vs Proteasome - What's the difference?

protease | proteasome |

As nouns the difference between protease and proteasome

is that protease is protease while proteasome is (biochemistry) a complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.

protease

English

(wikipedia protease)

Noun

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

    • References

    * (wikipedia "protease")

    Anagrams

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    proteasome

    English

    Alternative forms

    *proteosome

    Noun

    (wikipedia proteasome) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.

    • Related terms

    *immunoproteasome