endopeptidase
[ en-doh-pep-ti-deys, -deyz ]
/ ˌɛn doʊˈpɛp tɪˌdeɪs, -ˌdeɪz /
noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a polypeptide or protein at interior positions of the amino acid chain.
Words nearby endopeptidase
endomysium,
endoneuritis,
endoneurium,
endonuclease,
endoparasite,
endopeptidase,
endopericarditis,
endoperidium,
endoperimyocarditis,
endoperitonitis,
endophagous
British Dictionary definitions for endopeptidase
endopeptidase
/ (ˌɛndəʊˈpɛptɪˌdeɪz) /
noun
any proteolytic enzyme, such as pepsin, that splits a protein into smaller peptide fragments
Also called: proteinase Compare exopeptidase
Medical definitions for endopeptidase
endopeptidase
[ ĕn′dō-pĕp′tĭ-dās′, -dāz′ ]
n.
Any of a large group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds in the interior of a polypeptide chain or protein molecule.