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oligopeptidase

oligopeptidase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis (cleavage) of a short oligopeptide rather than a protein.

Noun

oligopeptidase (plural oligopeptidases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis (cleavage) of a short oligopeptide rather than a protein

Forms of oligopeptidase

pluraloligopeptidases

Origin of oligopeptidase

From oligo- + peptidase or from oligopeptide + -ase.

Questions about oligopeptidase

What does oligopeptidase mean?
Oligopeptidase means any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis (cleavage) of a short oligopeptide rather than a protein.
What part of speech is oligopeptidase?
Oligopeptidase is a noun.
What is the plural of oligopeptidase?
The plural of oligopeptidase is oligopeptidases.

Words near oligopeptidase in the dictionary

  1. oligooxopiperazines
  2. oligoparaphenylene
  3. oligoparaphenylenes
  4. oligopectin
  5. oligopectins
  6. oligopeptidase
  7. oligopeptidases
  8. oligopeptide
  9. oligopeptides
  10. oligopeptidic
  11. oligopetalous

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