蛋白酶

dànbáiméi

noun #37,747

Measure Word

一种蛋白酶 zhǒng

Meanings

1 protease
2 proteolytic enzyme

Characters

Examples

蛋白酶能分解蛋白质。

Dànbáiméi néng fēnjiě dànbáizhì.

Proteases can break down proteins.

胃液里含有多种蛋白酶。

Wèiyè lǐ hányǒu duō zhǒng dànbáiméi.

Gastric juice contains several types of proteases.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

蛋 dàn

白 bái

酶 méi