exopeptidase

[ ek-soh-pep-ti-deys, -deyz ]

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

Origin of exopeptidase

1
First recorded in1935–40; exo- + peptidase

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British Dictionary definitions for exopeptidase

exopeptidase

/ (ˌɛksəʊˈpɛptɪˌdeɪz) /


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

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