tripeptide aminopeptidase

English

Noun

tripeptide aminopeptidase (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A zinc enzyme, widely distributed in mammalian tissues, that catalyzes the release of the N-terminal residue from a tripeptide.

Synonyms

• alanine-phenylalanine-proline arylamidase
• aminotripeptidase
• aminoexotripeptidase
• lymphopeptidase
• imidoendopeptidase
• peptidase B
• peptidase T
• tripeptidase