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Meaning of pentapeptidase | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a pentapeptide

Examples

“VanY, a d -Ala- d -Ala-specific pentapeptidase, evolved into VanXY through acquisition of the “bisubstrate loop,” which added hydrolysis of d -Ala- d -Ala to that of a d -Ala- d -Ala-containing pentapeptide.”

CEFR level

C2

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

See also

pentapeptide pentapetalous pentaphene pentaphenyl pentaphilia pentaphosphaferrocene