A proteolytic enzyme which hydrolyses peptide bonds formed with the nitrogen atom of proline or 4-hydroxyproline, a deficiency of which leads to developmental abnormalities.
Origin
1930s. From prol- + -id- (in imido-) + -ase.
Definition of prolidase in US English:
prolidase
nounˈprəʊlɪdeɪz
Biochemistry
A proteolytic enzyme which hydrolyses peptide bonds formed with the nitrogen atom of proline or 4-hydroxyproline, a deficiency of which leads to developmental abnormalities.