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nounany enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
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- urokinase protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis
- plasminogen activator protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis