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depeptidize

depeptidize verb: to remove the peptide bonds from.

Verb

depeptidize (third-person singular simple present depeptidizes, present participle depeptidizing, simple past and past participle depeptidized)

  1. (transitive) To remove the peptide bonds from.
    • By introducing peptide isosteres, modifying the side chains of amino acids, and methylating amide nitrogens to depeptidize the molecule, the methylated Analog 7 was identified […]2013 September 15, Anita Y. M. Howe, Srikanth Venkatraman, “The Discovery and Development of Boceprevir: A Novel, First-generation Inhibitor of the Hepatitis C Virus NS3/4A Serine Protease”, in...

Forms of depeptidize

third-person singular presentdepeptidizes
present participledepeptidizing
past participledepeptidized
pastdepeptidized

Origin of depeptidize

From de- + peptide + -ize.

Questions about depeptidize

What does depeptidize mean?
Depeptidize means to remove the peptide bonds from.
What part of speech is depeptidize?
Depeptidize is a verb.
What is the past tense of depeptidize?
The past tense of depeptidize is depeptidized.

Words near depeptidize in the dictionary

  1. depensatory
  2. depeople
  3. depeopled
  4. depeoples
  5. depeopling
  6. depeptidize
  7. depeptidized
  8. depeptidizes
  9. depeptidizing
  10. deperch
  11. deperched

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