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acetylaminopeptidase

acetylaminopeptidase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of acetylmethionine from the amino terminus of a protein (especially from an actin).

Noun

acetylaminopeptidase (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of acetylmethionine from the amino terminus of a protein (especially from an actin)

Questions about acetylaminopeptidase

What does acetylaminopeptidase mean?
Acetylaminopeptidase means any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of acetylmethionine from the amino terminus of a protein (especially from an actin).
What part of speech is acetylaminopeptidase?
Acetylaminopeptidase is a noun.

Words near acetylaminopeptidase in the dictionary

  1. acetyladenylate
  2. acetyladonitoxin
  3. acetylajmaline
  4. acetylamino
  5. acetylaminofluorene
  6. acetylaminopeptidase
  7. acetylaminophenol
  8. acetylaminophenols
  9. acetylaminos
  10. acetylandromedol
  11. acetylandromedols

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