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PEPTIDASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peptidase mean? 

PEPTIDASE (noun)
  The noun PEPTIDASE has 1 sense:

1. any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysisplay

  Familiarity information: PEPTIDASE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PEPTIDASE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

peptidase; protease; proteinase; proteolytic enzyme

Hypernyms ("peptidase" is a kind of...):

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "peptidase"):

caspase (any of a group of proteases that mediate apoptosis)

ACE; angiotensin-converting enzyme; angiotensin converting enzyme (proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II)

plasminogen activator; urokinase (protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis)

renin (a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys; catalyzes the formation of angiotensin and thus affects blood pressure)


 Context examples 


Any inhibitor of the proline-specific serine protease dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), with hypoglycemic activity.

(Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the biological activity of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 in a biological specimen.

(Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Activity Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of the biological activity of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 in a sample.

(Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Activity Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes dipeptidyl peptidase 4 protein, plays a role in the mediation of proteolysis and the regulation of T cell activation.

(DPP4 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes lactotransferrin protein, plays a role in both the modulation of iron transport and the mediation of peptidase activity.

(LTF wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A potent, selective and orally bioavailable, difluoropyrrolidine-based inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), with hypoglycemic activity.

(Gosogliptin, NCI Thesaurus)

GLP-1 is rapidly inactivated by the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4).

(GLP-1 Mimetics, NCI Thesaurus)

A potent, orally bioavailable dihydropurinedione-based inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), with hypoglycemic activity.

(Linagliptin, NCI Thesaurus)

Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (766 aa, ~88 kDa) is encoded by the human DPP4 gene.

(Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4, NCI Thesaurus)

The tosylate salt form of denagliptin, a potent, selective, orally bioavailable, fluoropyrrolidine-based inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), with hypoglycemic activity.

(Denagliptin Tosylate, NCI Thesaurus)



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