蛋白酶

dànbáiméi

noun #37,747

Measure Word

一种蛋白酶 zhǒng

Meanings

1 protease
2 proteolytic enzyme

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

蛋白酶能分解蛋白质。

Dànbáiméi néng fēnjiě dànbáizhì.

Proteases can break down proteins.

HSK 7-9

胃液里含有多种蛋白酶。

Wèiyè lǐ hányǒu duōzhǒng dànbáiméi.

Gastric juice contains several types of proteases.

Tips

memory

蛋白 = protein (lit. 'egg white'), 酶 = enzyme. So 蛋白酶 literally reads 'egg-white enzyme' = 'protein enzyme' = protease. The pattern X+酶 names enzymes generally: 淀粉酶 (amylase), 脂肪酶 (lipase).

Stroke Order

蛋 dàn

白 bái

酶 méi