aminopeptidase
[ uh-mee-noh-pep-ti-deys, -deyz, am-uh-noh- ]
/ əˌmi noʊˈpɛp tɪˌdeɪs, -ˌdeɪz, ˌæm ə noʊ- /
noun Biochemistry.
any of several intestinal hydrolytic enzymes that remove an amino acid from the end of a peptide chain having a free amino group.
Compare
carboxypeptidase.
Words nearby aminopeptidase
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aminocyclohexane,
aminoglutethimide,
aminoglycoside,
aminolysis,
aminopeptidase,
aminophenazone,
aminophenol,
aminopherase,
aminophylline,
aminoplast
Medical definitions for aminopeptidase
aminopeptidase
[ ə-mē′nō-pĕp′tĭ-dās′, -dāz′, ăm′ə-nō- ]
n.
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the terminal peptide bond at the amino end of a polypeptide.