ensüüm (hüdrolaas), mis lõhustab peptiidiahelaid nende keskosas paiknevate peptiidsidemete katkestamisega
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
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Vt ka kirjet „exopeptidase - eksopeptidaas“ [15.05.2015]
There are different types of proteolytic enzymes, which are classified according to sites at which they catalyze the cleavage of proteins. The two major groups are the exopeptidases, which target the terminal ends of proteins, and the endopeptidases, which target sites within proteins.
