caspase
English
Etymology
Short for cysteine aspartase.
Noun
caspase (plural caspases)
- (biochemistry) Any of several intracellular proteolytic enzymes that mediate apoptosis.
Derived terms
- anticaspase
- metacaspase
- paracaspase
- polycaspase
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