aminopeptidase

aminopeptidase
/euh mee'noh pep"ti days', -dayz', am'euh noh-/, n. Biochem.
any of several intestinal hydrolytic enzymes that remove an amino acid from the end of a peptide chain having a free amino group. Cf. carboxypeptidase.
[AMINO- + PEPTIDASE]

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