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aminopeptidase

aminopeptidase noun: any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein.

Noun

aminopeptidase (plural aminopeptidases)

  1. Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein

Forms of aminopeptidase

pluralaminopeptidases

Words formed from aminopeptidase

Questions about aminopeptidase

What does aminopeptidase mean?
Aminopeptidase means any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein.
What part of speech is aminopeptidase?
Aminopeptidase is a noun.
What is the plural of aminopeptidase?
The plural of aminopeptidase is aminopeptidases.

Words near aminopeptidase in the dictionary

  1. aminopenicillanic acid
  2. aminopenicillin
  3. aminopenicillins
  4. aminopentyl
  5. aminopentyls
  6. aminopeptidase
  7. aminopeptidases
  8. aminopeptidasic
  9. aminopeptide
  10. aminopeptidic
  11. aminophen

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