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exopeptidase [ek-soh-pep-ti-deys, -deyz] WORD ORIGIN noun Biochemistry. any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of an amino acid from the end of a polypeptide chain. Liberaldictionary.com
Compare endopeptidase. Origin of exopeptidase First recorded in 1935–40; exo- + peptidase Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for exopeptidase exopeptidase noun any proteolytic enzyme, such as erepsin, that acts on the terminal bonds in a peptide chainCompare endopeptidase Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 exopeptidase in Medicine exopeptidase [ĕk′sō-pĕp′tĭ-dās′, -dāz′] n. Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of single amino acids from the end of a polypeptide chain. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
