matriptase

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Etymology[edit]

matri- (because of its use in treating breast cancer) +‎ tryp(sin) +‎ -ase?

Noun[edit]

matriptase (usually uncountable, plural matriptases)

  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that cleaves various kinds of synthetic substrate.
    • 2015 October 21, “Divergent Inhibitor Susceptibility among Airway Lumen-Accessible Tryptic Proteases”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      Stoichiometric release of 6-amidino-2-naphthol allowed highly sensitive fluorometric estimation of active-site concentration in preparations of matriptase and tryptase.
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