exopeptidase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of enzymes which catalyze the removal of a single amino acid from the end of a polypeptide chain

Word forms

exopeptidase exopeptidases

Etymology

From exo- + peptide + -ase.

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