dipeptidase /di·pep·ti·dase/ (-pep´tĭ-dās) any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide linkage in a dipeptide.
di·pep·ti·dase (d -p p t -d s , -dz)n. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of dipeptides into their constituent amino acids. |
dipeptidase
a proteolytic enzyme occurring in the pancreatic secretion of chickens, and the intestinal brush border of mammals.
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