secretase
Noun
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A set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's) (synset 115046127)
is a type of: enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
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