Definition of Dipeptidase

1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that hydrolyze dipeptides in the small intestine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dipeptidase

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dipeptidase

1. Cleave preferentially hydrophobic dipeptides; from various bacterial and mammalian sources Registry number: EC 3.4.13.11 Synonym: renal dipeptidase (26 Jun 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dipeptidase

dip
dip a toe into
dip circle
dip into
dip out
dip phenomenon
dip solder
dip stitch
dip stitches
dipalladium
dipalmitoyl
dipaschal
dipchick
dipchicks
dipentyl
dipeptidase (current term)
dipeptidases
dipeptide
dipeptides
dipeptidyl
dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase
dipeptidyl peptidase
dipeptidyl peptidases
dipeptidyl transferase
diperiodic
dipetalonema
dipetalonema infections
dipetalous
diphase

Literary usage of Dipeptidase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"dipeptidase was assayed using the titrimetric assay of Bryce and Rabin (20). Glycyl-t-leucine was used as the substrate. ..."

2. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Similarly, inhibitors of dipeptidase and S-lyase activity prevented or greatly diminished cytotoxicity in vitro or nephrotoxicity in vivo of chemicals that ..."

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