carboxypeptidase
[ kahr-bok-see-pep-ti-deys, -deyz ]
/ kɑrˌbɒk siˈpɛp tɪˌdeɪs, -ˌdeɪz /
noun Biochemistry.
any of several digestive enzymes that catalyze the removal of an amino acid from the end of a peptide chain having a free carbonyl group.
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aminopeptidase.
Words nearby carboxypeptidase
carboxylate,
carboxylation,
carboxylic acid,
carboxyltransferase,
carboxymethylcellulose,
carboxypeptidase,
carboy,
carbro process,
carbuncle,
carbuncled,
carbuncular
Medical definitions for carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
[ kär-bŏk′sē-pĕp′tĭ-dās′, -dāz′ ]
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a terminal amino acid from the end of a peptide or polypeptide that contains a free carboxyl group.