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carboxypeptidase

(kär-bŏkˌsē-pĕpˈtĭ-dāsˌ, -dāzˌ)

noun

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide from the end that contains a free carboxyl group.

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