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endopeptidase
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endopeptidase /en·do·pep·ti·dase/ (-pep´tĭ-dās) protease; any peptidase that catalyzes the cleavage of internal bonds in a polypeptide or protein.
en·do·pep·ti·dase (nd-ppt-ds, -dz)
n.
Any of a large group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds in the interior of a polypeptide chain or protein molecule.
endopeptidase
[en′dōpep′ti·dās]
Etymology: Gk, endon, within + Gk, peptein, to digest + ase, enzyme suffix
any peptidase that catalyzes the cleavage of internal peptide bonds in a polypeptide or protein. Endopeptidases are divided into subclasses on the basis of catalytic mechanism and comprise the serine endopeptidases, cysteine endopeptidases, aspartic endopeptidases, metalloendopeptidases, and other endopeptidases.
endopeptidase
a peptidase capable of acting on any peptide linkage in a peptide chain.


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