endopeptidase /en·do·pep·ti·dase/ (-pep´tĭ-dās) protease; any peptidase that catalyzes the cleavage of internal bonds in a polypeptide or protein.
endopeptidase
endopeptidase [en″do-pep´tĭ-dās]
en·do·pep·ti·dase ( n d -pp t -d s, -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 [en″do-pep´tĭ-dās]
any peptidase that catalyzes the cleavage of internal bonds in a polypeptide or protein. Inhibition of the action of endopeptidases (proteases) in viruses causes formation of noninfectious particles; certain antiviral drugs work in this way (see protease inhibitors). Called also protease and proteinase.
endopeptidase
a peptidase capable of acting on any peptide linkage in a peptide chain.
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