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羧肽酶

suōtàiméi
noun

Measure Word

一种羧肽酶 zhǒng

Meanings

  1. 1 carboxypeptidase (enzyme that cleaves amino acids from the C-terminus of proteins)

Examples

胰腺分泌羧肽酶帮助消化蛋白质。
Yíxiàn fēnmì suōtàiméi bāngzhù xiāohuà dànbáizhì.
The pancreas secretes carboxypeptidase to help digest proteins.
羧肽酶从肽链的羧基端切下氨基酸。
Suōtàiméi cóng tàiliàn de suōjī duān qiē xià ānjīsuān.
Carboxypeptidase cleaves amino acids from the carboxyl end of peptide chains.

Tips

memory
羧 = carboxyl group (-COOH), 肽 = peptide, 酶 = enzyme. The name literally spells out the function: an enzyme that chops peptides at the carboxyl end.

Stroke Order

羧 suō
肽 tài
酶 méi