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Meaning of carboxypeptidase | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group

Equivalents

Suomi karboksipeptidaasi
Italiano carbossipeptidasi

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

carboxyphenol carboxyphenyl carboxyprothrombin carboxyrhodamine carboxysome carboxysterol

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