Definition of endopeptidase in English:
endopeptidase
nounˌɛndəʊˈpɛptɪdeɪzˌendōˈpeptədās
Biochemistry An enzyme which breaks peptide bonds other than terminal ones in a peptide chain.
Example sentencesExamples
- New evidence showing that stored endopeptidases start storage protein mobilization in germinating seeds of these plants
- The ability to obtain peptides of this length, from proteins of greater length, is facilitated by the use of enzymes, endopeptidases, that cleave at specific sites within the primary sequence of proteins.
- Their action ends when endopeptidases in the kidney or blood vessels inactivate them.