The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bacillus thermoproteolyticus
Thermolysin \Ther`mo*ly"sin\, n. [Thermo- + Gr. ly`ein to loose
+ -in.] (Biochem.)
a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the bacterium Bacillus
thermoproteolyticus, which hydrolyses the N-terminal amide
bonds of hydrophobic amino acid residues in proteins. It is
used in studies of protein structure. It has a molecular
weight of about 37,500 and contains zinc and calcium in its
active configuration.
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