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exopeptidase

[ ek-soh-pep-ti-deys, -deyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of an amino acid from the end of a polypeptide chain.


exopeptidase

/ ˌɛksəʊˈpɛptɪˌdeɪz /

noun

  1. any proteolytic enzyme, such as erepsin, that acts on the terminal bonds in a peptide chain Compare endopeptidase
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of exopeptidase1

First recorded in 1935–40; exo- + peptidase

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