peptidase

noun

any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

Roots

peptospept- · Greek · digested, cooked eidosid- · Greek · of the peptide class diastasis-ase · Greek · enzyme

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The word peptidase breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: pept, from Greek peptos (“digested, cooked”); id, from Greek eidos (“of the peptide class”); and -ase, from Greek diastasis (“enzyme”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.