carboxypeptidase
car·boxy·pep·ti·dase
noun \-ˈpep-tə-ˌdās, -ˌdāz\Definition of CARBOXYPEPTIDASE
: an enzyme that hydrolyzes peptides and especially polypeptides by splitting off sequentially the amino acids at the end of the peptide chain which contain free carboxyl groups
First Known Use of CARBOXYPEPTIDASE
1935
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