1. an enzyme that cleaves amino acids from the ends of protein chains or peptides
Usage: biochemistry

Examples

• The exopeptidase removed amino acids from the terminal end of the protein.
• Carboxypeptidase is a common type of exopeptidase found in the digestive system.
• Unlike endopeptidases, exopeptidases work at the ends of peptide chains.
• The laboratory used exopeptidase to analyze the protein’s amino acid sequence.
• Exopeptidase activity was measured to determine enzyme function.
• The researcher studied how exopeptidase breaks down dietary proteins.