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glycopeptidase

glycopeptidase noun: any enzyme that hydrolyses a glycopeptide or glycoprotein.

Noun

glycopeptidase (plural glycopeptidases)

  1. Any enzyme that hydrolyses a glycopeptide or glycoprotein

Forms of glycopeptidase

pluralglycopeptidases

Origin of glycopeptidase

From glyco- + peptidase.

Questions about glycopeptidase

What does glycopeptidase mean?
Glycopeptidase means any enzyme that hydrolyses a glycopeptide or glycoprotein.
What part of speech is glycopeptidase?
Glycopeptidase is a noun.
What is the plural of glycopeptidase?
The plural of glycopeptidase is glycopeptidases.

Words near glycopeptidase in the dictionary

  1. glycooligomers
  2. glycooxidation
  3. glycopattern
  4. glycopatterns
  5. glycopenia
  6. glycopeptidase
  7. glycopeptidases
  8. glycopeptide
  9. glycopeptides
  10. glycopeptidic
  11. glycopeptidolipid

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