carboxypeptidase

noun

car·boxy·pep·ti·dase | \ kär-ˌbäk-sē-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

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carboxypeptidase

noun

car·boxy·pep·ti·dase | \ -ˈpep-tə-ˌdās, -ˌdāz

Medical 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