English Explanatory Dictionary

oligopeptidase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis (cleavage) of a short oligopeptide rather than a protein

Word forms

oligopeptidase oligopeptidases

Etymology

From oligo- + peptidase or from oligopeptide + -ase.

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