muropeptidase

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noun

Any peptidase that catalyses the hydrolysis of a muropeptide

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Meanings

nounmuropeptidase (plural muropeptidases)

plural muropeptidases

  1. biochemistryAny peptidase that catalyses the hydrolysis of a muropeptide

Origin

From muropeptide + -ase.

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APA

muropeptidase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muropeptidase

MLA

“muropeptidase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muropeptidase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muropeptidase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muropeptidase.

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