Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Proteases

Proteases are enzymes that break down proteins into their amino acid components. They have profound importance in the body, playing a role in the digestion of food, stimulation of metabolism, maintenance of the immune system, and more. In addition, they are used in a wide range of industrial and medical applications…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 8 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 39× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Proteases are enzymes that break down proteins into their amino acid components. They have profound importance in the body, playing a role in the digestion of food, stimulation of metabolism, maintenance of the immune system, and more. In addition, they are used in a wide range of industrial and medical applications, such as the production of food, drugs, and biofuels, as well as in biotechnological processes. Proteases can also be used as biomarkers for disease diagnosis, and to develop novel therapeutic strategies.

Research published in this journal

8 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 8 articles above have been cited 39 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Proteases, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Peptides.

Journal editorial board
Laura Zaccaro · Italy Emilia Pedone · Italy Dulari Jayawardena · United States

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