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exopeptidase

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Immobilized Proteases
Immobilized proteases make protein digestion a fast and simple process
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ex⋅o⋅pep⋅ti⋅dase

  [ek-soh-pep-ti-deys, -deyz]
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–noun Biochemistry.
any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of an amino acid from the end of a polypeptide chain.
Compare endopeptidase.

Origin:
1935–40; exo- + peptidase
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ex·o·pep·ti·dase   (ěk'sō-pěp'tĭ-dās', -dāz')   
n.  Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of single amino acids from the end of a polypeptide chain.
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Main Entry: exo·pep·ti·dase
Pronunciation: -'pep-t&-"dAs, -"dAz
Function: noun
: any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptidebonds formed by the terminal amino acids of peptide chains : PEPTIDASE —compare ENDOPEPTIDASE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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exopeptidase ex·o·pep·ti·dase (ěk'sō-pěp'tĭ-dās', -dāz')
n.
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of single amino acids from the end of a polypeptide chain.

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