exopeptidase

[ ek-soh-pep-ti-deys, -deyz ]
/ ˌɛk soʊˈpɛp tɪˌdeɪs, -ˌdeɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of an amino acid from the end of a polypeptide chain.
Compare endopeptidase.

Origin of exopeptidase

First recorded in 1935–40; exo- + peptidase

British Dictionary definitions for exopeptidase

exopeptidase
/ (ˌɛksəʊˈpɛptɪˌdeɪz) /

noun

any proteolytic enzyme, such as erepsin, that acts on the terminal bonds in a peptide chain Compare endopeptidase

Medical definitions for exopeptidase

exopeptidase
[ ĕk′sō-pĕptĭ-dās′, -dāz′ ]

n.

Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of single amino acids from the end of a polypeptide chain.