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endopeptidase

[en-doh-pep-ti-deys, -deyz]

noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a polypeptide or protein at interior positions of the amino acid chain.

Nearby words

  1. endomysium,
  2. endoneuritis,
  3. endoneurium,
  4. endonuclease,
  5. endoparasite,
  6. endopericarditis,
  7. endoperidium,
  8. endoperimyocarditis,
  9. endoperitonitis,
  10. endophagous

Origin of endopeptidase

First recorded in 1935–40; endo- + peptidase
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British Dictionary definitions for endopeptidase

endopeptidase

noun

any proteolytic enzyme, such as pepsin, that splits a protein into smaller peptide fragmentsAlso called: proteinase Compare exopeptidase
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Medicine definitions for endopeptidase

endopeptidase

[ĕn′dō-pĕp′tĭ-dās′, -dāz′]

n.

Any of a large group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds in the interior of a polypeptide chain or protein molecule.
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