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subtilisin
sub·til·i·sin
noun An extracellular enzyme produced by certain strains of a soil bacterium (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens) that catalyzes the breakdown of proteins into polypeptides and resembles trypsin in its action.
Origin: New Latin (Bacillus) subtīlis, bacteria species; see subtilin + -in.