tripeptide aminopeptidase

noun

A zinc enzyme, widely distributed in mammalian tissues, that catalyzes the release of the N-terminal residue from a tripeptide.

Similar
alanine-phenylalanine-proline arylamidaseaminotripeptidaseaminoexotripeptidaselymphopeptidaseimidoendopeptidasepeptidase Bpeptidase Ttripeptidase
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Meanings

nountripeptide aminopeptidase (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA zinc enzyme, widely distributed in mammalian tissues, that catalyzes the release of the N-terminal residue from a tripeptide.

    Synonyms: alanine-phenylalanine-proline arylamidase, aminotripeptidase, aminoexotripeptidase, lymphopeptidase, imidoendopeptidase, peptidase B, peptidase T, tripeptidase

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA zinc enzyme, widely distributed in mammalian tissues, that catalyzes the release of the N-terminal residue from a tripeptide.

Similar
alanine-phenylalanine-proline arylamidaseaminotripeptidaseaminoexotripeptidaselymphopeptidaseimidoendopeptidasepeptidase Bpeptidase Ttripeptidase
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