SINCE 1828
thermolysin
noun
ther·mol·y·sin
| \thər-ˈmäl-ə-sən
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Medical Definition of thermolysin
: a zinc-containing microbial enzyme that is used to catalyze the hydrolysis of proteins especially when it is desired to keep the disulfide bonds intact
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