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What is the noun for polypeptidase?

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polypeptide
  1. (organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
  2. (biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
  3. (biochemistry) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Possible modulators of growth include acetylcholine, dopamine, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, and glucagon.”
      “They both develop random transient beta-strands across the whole polypeptide chain.”
      “The LDL receptor is a polypeptide of 839 amino acids that spans the plasma membrane.”
polypeptidase
  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of a polypeptide
polypeptidases
  1. plural of polypeptidase
polypeptides
  1. plural of polypeptide
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  3. Examples:
    1. “However, the new ATG assignment does not alter the predicted mature polypeptides encoded by each allele.”
      “The venom consists of proteins, polypeptides, and enzymes that cause necrosis and hemolysis.”
      “The unmodified biopolymers may be nucleic acids, polypeptides, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and analogues thereof.”
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