an enzyme produced by the glands of the small intestine
Examples of 'aminopeptidase' in a sentence
aminopeptidase
For the enzymes β-glucosidase and leucine aminopeptidase, most activity was bound to particles.
Steven D Allison, Yi eChao, John D Farrara, Stephen eHatosy, Adam eMartiny 2012, 'Fine-scale temporal variation in marine extracellular enzymes of coastal southernCalifornia', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00301/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The recombinant protein was identified as both an aminopeptidase and an endopeptidase.
Dongling Zhan, Aixi Bai, Lei Yu, Weiwei Han, Yan Feng 2014, 'Characterization of the PH1704 protease from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 and the criticalfunctions of Tyr120.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4156298?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These results reveal a novel immune regulatory function for a bacterial aminopeptidase.
Lance K. Blevins, Derek Parsonage, Melissa B. Oliver, Elizabeth Domzalski, W. EdwardSwords, Martha A. Alexander-Miller 2017, 'A Novel Function for the Streptococcus pneumoniae Aminopeptidase N: Inhibition ofT Cell Effector Function through Regulation of TCR Signaling', Frontiers in Immunologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01610/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Additionally, they are able to degrade proteinaceous compounds by expressing the extracellular enzyme leucine aminopeptidase.
M. Nausch, M. Voss, N. Wannicke, J. Unger, S. Endres, A. Engel 2013, 'Response of Nodularia spumigena to pCO2 – Part 2: Exudationand extracellular enzyme activities', Biogeoscienceshttp://www.biogeosciences.net/10/567/2013/bg-10-567-2013.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Specific enzyme activities per cell showed high values in the deepest layers for leucine aminopeptidase.
Rosabruna La Ferla, Maurizio Azzaro, Gabriella Caruso, Luis Salvador Monticelli, GiovannaMaimone, Renata Zaccone, Theodore T. Packard 2010, 'Prokaryotic abundance and heterotrophic metabolism in the deep Mediterranean Sea',Advances in Oceanography and Limnologyhttp://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiol/article/view/5298. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All mutations were found to abolish the aminopeptidase activity.
Etchebest Catherine, Nicolas Pierre, Beinfeld Margery C, Hanquez Chantal, Gouzy-DarmonCécile, Cadel Marie-Sandrine, Pham Viet-Laï, Foulon Thierry 2007, 'Aminopeptidase B, a glucagon-processing enzyme: site directed mutagenesis of the Zn2+-bindingmotif and molecular modelling', BMC Biochemistryhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2091/8/21. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
At 24 hours, all urinary aminopeptidase activities and albuminuria were significantly increased in the cisplatin 7 mg/kg treated group.
Andrés Quesada, Félix Vargas, Sebastián Montoro-Molina, Francisco O'Valle, María DoloresRodríguez-Martínez, Antonio Osuna, Isabel Prieto, Manuel Ramírez, Rosemary Wangensteen 2012, 'Urinary aminopeptidase activities as early and predictive biomarkers of renal dysfunctionin cisplatin-treated rats.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3390365?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Samples were collected to determine the variations in prey biomass, heterotrophic carbon production, extracellular leucine aminopeptidase activity, and grazing pressure.
Luca eZoccarato, Mauro eCelussi, Alberto ePallavicini, Serena eFonda Umani 2016, 'Aurelia aurita ephyrae reshape a coastal microbial community', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00749/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The peroxidase and leucine aminopeptidase enzymatic systems were not discriminativeamong the different samples from the five cultivars analysed.
Maria Leticia Galgaro, Catalina Romero Lopes 1994, 'Avaliação da variabilidade isoenzimática de cinco cultivares de amendoim Isoenzimaticvariability among five peanut cultivars', Bragantiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0006-87051994000200002. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)