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peptidyldipeptidase

peptidyldipeptidase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a dipeptide from the C-terminal end of an oligopeptide.

Noun

peptidyldipeptidase (plural peptidyldipeptidases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a dipeptide from the C-terminal end of an oligopeptide

Forms of peptidyldipeptidase

pluralpeptidyldipeptidases
alternative formpeptidyl-dipeptidase

Origin of peptidyldipeptidase

From peptidyl + dipeptidase.

Questions about peptidyldipeptidase

What does peptidyldipeptidase mean?
Peptidyldipeptidase means any enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a dipeptide from the C-terminal end of an oligopeptide.
What part of speech is peptidyldipeptidase?
Peptidyldipeptidase is a noun.
What is the plural of peptidyldipeptidase?
The plural of peptidyldipeptidase is peptidyldipeptidases.

Words near peptidyldipeptidase in the dictionary

  1. peptidyl
  2. peptidyl transferase
  3. peptidyl-glycinamidase
  4. peptidylarginine
  5. peptidylcitrulline
  6. peptidyldipeptidase
  7. peptidyldipeptidases
  8. peptidylglycine
  9. peptidylnucleoside
  10. peptidylnucleosides
  11. peptidylprolyl

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