oligopeptidase

Questions

What does oligopeptidase mean?

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis (cleavage) of a short oligopeptide rather than a protein

Where does oligopeptidase come from?

From oligo- + peptidase or from oligopeptide + -ase.

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