Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aminopeptidase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: aminopep-ti-dase
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein

Inflected Forms

aminopeptidases (plural)

Derived Forms

aminopeptidasic metalloaminopeptidase

Phrases

arginyl aminopeptidase tripeptide aminopeptidase

Questions

What does aminopeptidase mean?: Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein

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