caspase

English

Etymology

Short for cysteine-aspartic acid protease.

Noun

caspase (plural caspases)

1. (biochemistry) Any of several intracellular proteolytic enzymes that mediate apoptosis and pyroptosis.

Derived terms

• anticaspase
• CAD
• metacaspase
• multicaspase
• noncaspase
• pancaspase
• paracaspase
• polycaspase
• procaspase

 

Anagrams

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