Definition of Carboxypeptidase

1. Noun. (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide / protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group ¹

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Medical Definition of Carboxypeptidase

1. Enzymes (particularly of pancreas) that remove the C terminal amino acid from a protein or peptide. Carboxypeptidase A, will remove any amino acid, carboxypeptidase B is specific for terminal lysine or arginine. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carboxypeptidase

carboxyls
carboxyltransferases
carboxymethyl
carboxymethyl cellulose
carboxymethyl glucose
carboxymethylated
carboxymethylation
carboxymethylcellulose
carboxymethylcelluloses
carboxymethyls
carboxynaphthofluorescein
carboxypenicillin
carboxypenicillins
carboxypeptidase (current term)
carboxypeptidase A
carboxypeptidase B
carboxypeptidase C
carboxypeptidase G
carboxypeptidases
carboxyphenyl
carboxyphenyls
carboxyphosphonoenolpyruvate phosphonomutase
carboxyphosphonoenolpyruvate synthase
carboxyprothrombin
carboxysomal
carboxysome
carboxysomes
carboy

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