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Protease vs Serpin - What's the difference?

protease | serpin |

As nouns the difference between protease and serpin

is that protease is protease while serpin is (protein) any of a family of proteins that inhibit serine proteases (especially trypsin).

protease

English

(wikipedia protease)

Noun

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

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    * (wikipedia "protease")

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    serpin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia serpin) (en noun)
  • (protein) Any of a family of proteins that inhibit serine proteases (especially trypsin)

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