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exopeptidase

noun

exopeptidase

noun

Etymology From exo- + peptide + -ase.

1

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any of a group of enzymes which catalyze the removal of a single amino acid from the end of a polypeptide chain

Derived terms
metalloexopeptidase
Related terms
endopeptidase

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.