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subtilisin

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[suhb-til-uh-sin] / sʌbˈtɪl ə sɪn /

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.

Etymology

Origin of subtilisin

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

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

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