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subtilisin

[ suhb-til-uh-sin ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a proteolytic enzyme produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis, used as an active ingredient in detergents and also in research to help reveal protein structure.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of subtilisin1

1953; < New Latin subtilis specific epithet ( subtile ) + -in 2

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