carboxypeptidase
Chemistry and Biochemistry
noun
Any of a number of enzymes which hydrolyse oligopeptides and polypeptides by removing a terminal amino acid containing a free carboxyl group.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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