oligopeptidase

English

Etymology

From oligo- +‎ peptidase or from oligopeptide +‎ -ase.

Noun

oligopeptidase (plural oligopeptidases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis (cleavage) of a short oligopeptide rather than a protein
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