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tripeptide aminopeptidase

tripeptide aminopeptidase noun: a zinc enzyme, widely distributed in mammalian tissues, that catalyzes the release of the N-terminal residue from a tripeptide.

Noun

tripeptide aminopeptidase (uncountable)

  1. A zinc enzyme, widely distributed in mammalian tissues, that catalyzes the release of the N-terminal residue from a tripeptide.
    Synonyms:
    alanine-phenylalanine-proline arylamidase, aminotripeptidase, aminoexotripeptidase, lymphopeptidase, imidoendopeptidase, peptidase B, peptidase T, tripeptidase

Synonyms of tripeptide aminopeptidase

Questions about tripeptide aminopeptidase

What does tripeptide aminopeptidase mean?
Tripeptide aminopeptidase means a zinc enzyme, widely distributed in mammalian tissues, that catalyzes the release of the N-terminal residue from a tripeptide.
What part of speech is tripeptide aminopeptidase?
Tripeptide aminopeptidase is a noun.

Words near tripeptide aminopeptidase in the dictionary

  1. tripennate
  2. tripentadecanoin
  3. tripeptidase
  4. tripeptidases
  5. tripeptide
  6. tripeptide aminopeptidase
  7. tripeptides
  8. tripeptidic
  9. tripeptidyl
  10. tripeptidyls
  11. triperchlorate

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