Agricultural Research Service scientists are interested in specialized enzymes called serine-class proteases that digest beta-amylases, which convert carbohydrates into "simple sugars" during the sprouting process.

Enzymes in the stomach and small intestine called proteases act to cleave peptide bonds at certain points in the protein, which can then be further processed by enzymes known as peptidases to yield individual amino acids.

This generally occurs by the hydrolysis of the peptide bond, and is most commonly achieved by cellular enzymes called proteases, but may also occur by intramolecular digestion, as well as by non-enzymatic methods such as the action of mineral acids and heat.

Alpha 1-antichymotrypsin inhibits the activity of certain enzymes called proteases, such as cathepsin G that is found in neutrophils, and chymases found in mast cells, by cleaving them into a different shape or conformation.

Enzymes that carry out such reactions are called proteases.

This causes proteolysis, which is the directed degradation of proteins by cellular enzymes called proteases or by intramolecular digestion; proteases come and digest the mis-folded fragments and proteins.

Much of his research focused on a large class of proteins called proteases, which are enzymes that can digest other proteins in food or set off sequences of events that cause blood to clot.

The researchers have learned that to promote healing and new growth, TGF-beta must switch off those enzymes, called proteases, that normally serve in a degradative capacity.

The excess calcium inside the cell causes the axon to swell and also activates chemicals, called proteases, that break down proteins.