# endopeptidase

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of a group of enzymes, such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin and elastase, which catalyze the splitting of polypeptide chains away from the ends

## Etymology
From endo- + peptide + -ase.

## Source
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