exopeptidase /exo·pep·ti·dase/ (-pep´tĭ-dās) any peptidase that catalyzes the cleavage of the terminal or penultimate peptide bond, releasing a single amino acid or dipeptide from the peptide chain.
ex·o·pep·ti·dase ( k s -pp t -d s, -dz)n. Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of single amino acids from the end of a polypeptide chain. |
exopeptidase
a proteolytic enzyme whose action is limited to terminal peptide linkages.
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