peptidase

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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye-

Proto-Hellenic *péťťō

Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf.

Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō)

Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der.

German Peptonbor.

English peptone

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idusder.

English -ide

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German Pepton

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Latin -idusder.

German -id

German Peptidbor.

English peptide

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *dwísder.

Ancient Greek διά (diá)

Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-)

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti

Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi

Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)

Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)

Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)

English diastase

English -ase

English peptidase

From peptide + -ase.

Noun

peptidase (plural peptidases)

1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease.

Derived terms

• autopeptidase
• bacillopeptidase
• dehydropeptidase
• ectopeptidase
• enteropeptidase
• -gliptin
• glycopeptidase
• lipopeptidase
• metallopeptidase
• muropeptidase
• neuropeptidase
• oligopeptidase
• prepilin peptidase
• propeptidase
• pseudopeptidase
• transpeptidase
• vasopeptidase

Anagrams

• appetised, sapeptide