enzyme vs peptidase

peptidase vs enzyme

enzyme and peptidase both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
enzyme	Yes	No	No	No
peptidase	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, peptidase is a hyponym of enzyme; that is, peptidase is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enzyme:

enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
peptidase: any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

Other hyponyms of enzyme include ADA, adenosine deaminase, amylase, cholinesterase, coagulase, collagenase, complement, catalase, Cox, cyclooxygenase, decarboxylase, de-iodinase, disaccharidase, elastase, enterokinase, histaminase, hyaluronidase, Hyazyme, spreading factor, isomerase, kinase, lipase, lysozyme, muramidase, MAO, monoamine oxidase, nitrogenase, nuclease, oxidase, oxidoreductase, papain, beta-lactamase, penicillinase, pepsin, pepsinogen, phosphatase, fibrinolysin, plasmin, polymerase, protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme, reductase, chymosin, rennin, secretase, streptodornase, streptokinase, SOD, superoxide dismutase, telomerase, transferase, trypsin, urease, zymase, convertase.

enzyme (noun)	peptidase (noun)
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions	any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

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