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Meaning of cathepsin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/kəˈθɛpsɪn/

Definitions

Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.

Examples

“Grassmann and Dyckerhoff (1930) showed that cysteine and cyanide inhibited the action of ereptic aminopolyase, while they accelerated the action of proteases such as cathepsin.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Cather catheretic Catherine Catherine Archipelago Catherine Field Catherine Hill Bay