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endopeptidase

[en-doh-pep-ti-deys, -deyz]

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. an enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a polypeptide or protein at interior positions of the amino acid chain.

endopeptidase

/ ˌɛԻəʊˈɛɪˌɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: proteinase.any proteolytic enzyme, such as pepsin, that splits a protein into smaller peptide fragments Compare exopeptidase

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Word History and Origins

Origin of endopeptidase1

First recorded in 1935–40; endo- + peptidase

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