carboxypeptidase

Noun

Meaning

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carboxypeptidase (plural carboxypeptidases)

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group

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Synonyms

protease peptidase proteinase

Examples

Carboxypeptidase A is a digestive enzyme, a protein that digests other proteins. Source: Internet

Carboxypeptidase A digests by chopping off certain amino acids one-by-one from one end of a protein. Source: Internet

Carboxypeptidase A was a much larger molecule than anything solved previously. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

carboxymyoglobin carboxynaphthofluorescein carboxypenicillin carboxyphenol carboxyphenyl carboxyprothrombin