Metalloproteinase Definition

mĭ-tăl ə-prōt n-ās′, -āz′, -prō tē-nās′, -nāz′
metalloproteinases
noun
Any of a group of proteolytic enzymes whose catalytic activity depends on the presence of a metal ion in the active site, especially any of those (called “matrix metalloproteinases”) that degrade proteins in the extracellular matrix.
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metalloproteinase
Plural:
metalloproteinases

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