disaggregase

English

Noun

disaggregase (plural disaggregases)

1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that breaks up protein aggregates
   • 2014 July 4, Zhe Long, Beisha Tang, Hong Jiang, “Alleviating neurodegeneration in Drosophila models of PolyQ diseases”, in Cerebellum & Ataxias‎^[1], volume 1, →DOI:

     Another small molecule, Hsp104,a protein disaggregase, can rapidly resolubilize denatured protein aggregates and restore function of proteins [ 94, 95 ].