carboxypeptidase

 [kahr-bok-see-pep-ti-deys, -deyz]  

car·box·y·pep·ti·dase

   [kahr-bok-see-pep-ti-deys, -deyz]
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.

Origin:
carb- + oxy- + peptidase
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Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.01115; atomic number: 6
Symbol: Pm; atomic weight: 145; atomic number: 61
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carboxypeptidase car·box·y·pep·ti·dase (kär-bŏk'sē-pěp'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.

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