secretase
1. [ noun ] (biology,chemistry,biochemistry) a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's)
Related terms: enzyme
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