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English noun: secretase

1. secretase (substance) a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's)


Broader (hypernym)enzyme









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