carboxypeptidase

[ kahr-bok-see-pep-ti-deys, -deyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. any of several digestive enzymes that catalyze the removal of an amino acid from the end of a peptide chain having a free carbonyl group.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carboxypeptidase¹

carb- + oxy- ² + peptidase