Definitions for "Proteolytic enzyme"
see protease
an enzyme which catalyses the reaction of proteins with water (hydrolysis) to yield smaller chains of amino acids (peptides) and/or individual amino acids.
An enzyme whose main catalytic function is the digestion of a protein or polypeptide chain. The digestive enzymes trypsin, pepsin, and carboxypeptidase are all proteolytic enzymes (proteases).