释义 |
car·box·y·pep·ti·dase \-ˈpeptəˌdās\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary carboxy- + peptidase; originally formed as German karboxypeptidase : an enzyme (as obtained in crystalline form from the pancreas) that hydrolyzes peptides and especially polypeptides by splitting off the amino acids containing free carboxyl groups |