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e⋅las⋅tase

[i-las-teys, -taz]
–noun Biochemistry.
a pancreatic protease that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin and other related proteins to polypeptides and amino acids.

Origin:
1945–50; elast(in) + -ase
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e·las·tase   (ĭ-lās'tās, -tāz)   
n.  An enzyme found especially in pancreatic juice that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin.
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Main Entry: elas·tase
Pronunciation: i-'las-"tAs, -"tAz
Function: noun
: an enzyme especially of pancreatic juice that digests elastin
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elastase e·las·tase (ĭ-lās'tās', -tāz')
n.
An enzyme found especially in pancreatic juice that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin.

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