metalloelastase

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English

Etymology

From metallo- +‎ elastase.

Noun

metalloelastase (countable and uncountable, plural metalloelastases)

  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of soluble and insoluble elastin.