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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a large group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds in the interior of a polypeptide chain or protein molecule.
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- noun biochemistry Any of a group of
enzymes , such astrypsin ,chymotrypsin ,pepsin andelastase , whichcatalyze the splitting ofpolypeptide chains.
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Examples
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An enzyme formed in the intestine; an endopeptidase that acts on peptide linkages containing lysine or arginine.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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An enzyme formed in the intestine; an endopeptidase that acts on peptide linkages containing lysine or arginine.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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They are metabolized by three independent inactivating enzymes: amino-peptidase, dipeptidylaminopeptidase, or endopeptidase.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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They are metabolized by three independent inactivating enzymes: amino-peptidase, dipeptidylaminopeptidase, or endopeptidase.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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They are metabolized by a trypsinlike endopeptidase, carboxypeptidase B, and endo-oligopeptidase A.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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They are metabolized by a trypsinlike endopeptidase, carboxypeptidase B, and endo-oligopeptidase A.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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Stathopoulos C (1998) Structural features, physiological roles, and biotechnological applications of the membrane proteases of the OmpT bacterial endopeptidase family: a micro-review.
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Hajdusek O, Dvorak J, Sajid M, Franta Z, et al. (2007) IrAE: an asparaginyl endopeptidase (legumain) in the gut of the hard tick Ixodes ricinus.
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The team's previous work had led them to suggest that an enzyme called 'asparaginyl endopeptidase' (AEP) could potentially be responsible for breaking down L-asparaginase and triggering allergic reactions in some children treated with the drug.
WordPress.com News Kat Arney 2009
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This is also supported by an enrichment of protein functions such as cysteine-type endopeptidase activity, lysozyme activity, or lipase activity.
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