carboxypeptidase

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car⋅box⋅y⋅pep⋅ti⋅dase

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

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–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.

Compare aminopeptidase.

Origin:
carb- + oxy- + peptidase

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car·box·y·pep·ti·dase (kär-bŏk'sē-pěp'tĭ-dās', -dāz')

n. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide from the end that contains a free carboxyl group.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: car·boxy·pep·ti·dase
Pronunciation: -'pep-t&-"dAs, -"dAz
Function: noun
: an enzyme that hydrolyzes peptides andespecially polypeptides by splitting off sequentially the amino acids at the end of the peptide chain which contain free carboxyl groups

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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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