Medical Dictionary

exopeptidase

noun exo·pep·ti·dase \-ˈpep-tə-ˌdās, -ˌdāz\

Medical Definition of EXOPEPTIDASE

:  any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds formed by the terminal amino acids of peptide chains :  peptidase—compare endopeptidase

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