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carboxypeptidase

carboxypeptidase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group.

Noun

carboxypeptidase (plural carboxypeptidases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group

carboxypeptidase meaning in Vietnamese

carboxypeptidase in Vietnamese

Translations
cacboxipeptiđaza

Forms of carboxypeptidase

pluralcarboxypeptidases

Words formed from carboxypeptidase

Questions about carboxypeptidase

What does carboxypeptidase mean?
Carboxypeptidase means any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group.
What is carboxypeptidase in Vietnamese?
Carboxypeptidase in Vietnamese is cacboxipeptiđaza. See Carboxypeptidase meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is carboxypeptidase?
Carboxypeptidase is a noun.
What is the plural of carboxypeptidase?
The plural of carboxypeptidase is carboxypeptidases.

Words near carboxypeptidase in the dictionary

  1. carboxymethyltransferases
  2. carboxymyoglobin
  3. carboxynaphthofluorescein
  4. carboxypenicillin
  5. carboxypenicillins
  6. carboxypeptidase
  7. carboxypeptidases
  8. carboxyphenol
  9. carboxyphenols
  10. carboxyphenyl
  11. carboxyphenyls

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