Definition of Endopeptidase
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Endopeptidase
1.
An enzyme that cleaves protein at positions within the chain. Formally, the enzymes are peptidyl peptide hydrolases, more usually known as proteinases or proteolytic enzymes.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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