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Enzyme vs Aminopeptidase - What's the difference?

enzyme | aminopeptidase |

As nouns the difference between enzyme and aminopeptidase

is that enzyme is (biochemistry) a globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction while aminopeptidase is (enzyme) any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein.

enzyme

English

(wikipedia enzyme)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.

    • Derived terms

    * adaptive enzyme * apoenzyme * coenzyme * haloenzyme * holoenzyme * ribozyme ----

    aminopeptidase

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia aminopeptidase) (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein