Medical Definition of Carboxypeptidase
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Enzymes (particularly of pancreas) that remove the C terminal amino acid from a protein or peptide. Carboxypeptidase A, will remove any amino acid, carboxypeptidase B is specific for terminal lysine or arginine.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carboxypeptidase
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