acetylaminopeptidase

noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of acetylmethionine from the amino terminus of a protein (especially from an actin)

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Meanings

nounacetylaminopeptidase (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralbiochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes the removal of acetylmethionine from the amino terminus of a protein (especially from an actin)
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