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endopeptidase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
en-dopep-ti-dase
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of enzymes, such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin and elastase, which catalyze the splitting of polypeptide chains away from the ends

Etymology

From endo- + peptide + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

endopeptidases (plural)

Derived Forms

endopeptidasic imidoendopeptidase metalloendopeptidase oligoendopeptidase

Frequently Paired Words

exopeptidase protease

Questions

What does endopeptidase mean?
Any of a group of enzymes, such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin and elastase, which catalyze the splitting of polypeptide chains away from the ends
Where does endopeptidase come from?
From endo- + peptide + -ase.

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