subtilisin

American

[suhb-til-uh-sin] / sʌbˈtɪl ə sɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

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.

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

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subtilisin

The group's latest interest has been an enzyme called subtilisin, which is found in ordinary soil bacteria.

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