Endopeptidase

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a group of enzymes, such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin and elastase, which catalyze the splitting of polypeptide chains away from the ends

Synonyms

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ectopeptidase

Etymology

From endo- + peptide + -ase.

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