Carboxypeptidase Definition

kär-bŏksē-pĕptĭ-dās, -dāz
noun
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide from the end that contains a free carboxyl group.
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Singular:
carboxypeptidase
Plural:
carboxypeptidases

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