exopeptidase

American

[ek-soh-pep-ti-deys, -deyz] / ˌɛk soʊˈpɛp tɪˌdeɪs, -ˌdeɪz /

noun

Biochemistry.

any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of an amino acid from the end of a polypeptide chain.

exopeptidase British

/ ˌɛksəʊˈpɛptɪˌdeɪz /

noun

any proteolytic enzyme, such as erepsin, that acts on the terminal bonds in a peptide chain Compare endopeptidase

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Etymology

Origin of exopeptidase

First recorded in 1935–40; exo- + peptidase

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