Exopeptidase Health Dictionary

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Exopeptidase: From 1 Different Sources

n. an enzyme (e.g. *trypsin) that takes part in the digestion of proteins by splitting off the terminal amino acids of a polypeptide chain. Compare endopeptidase. See also peptidase.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Endopeptidase

n. a digestive enzyme (e.g. *pepsin) that splits a whole protein into small peptide fractions by splitting the linkages between peptides in the interior of the molecule. Compare exopeptidase. See also peptidase.... endopeptidase

Peptidase

n. one of a group of digestive enzymes that split proteins in the stomach and intestine into their constituent amino acids. The group is divided into the *endopeptidases and *exopeptidases.... peptidase

Proteolysis

n. the process whereby complex protein molecules, obtained from the diet, are broken down by digestive enzymes in the stomach and small intestine into their constituent amino acids, which are then absorbed into the bloodstream. See endopeptidase; exopeptidase. —proteolytic adj.... proteolysis

Proteolytic Enzyme

a digestive enzyme that causes the breakdown of protein. See endopeptidase; exopeptidase.... proteolytic enzyme

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