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Protease vs Protein - What's the difference?

protease | protein |

As nouns the difference between protease and protein

is that protease is protease while protein is protein.

protease

Noun

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

    * (wikipedia "protease")

    Anagrams

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    protein

    Noun

  • (biochemistry) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.
  • (nutrition) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods and some vegetables, such as legumes. see carbohydrate and fat for the other two major classes
  • For each dish, select a curry, protein , and spiciness.

    Synonyms

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    Meronyms

    * amino acid

    Coordinate terms

    * carbohydrate * fat

    Derived terms

    * green fluorescent protein * proteinic * proteinous

    References