Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the terminal peptide bond at the amino end of a polypeptide.
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- noun biochemistry Any of several
enzymes that catalyze thehydrolysis of thepeptide bond of the terminalamino acid at theamino end of apolypeptide orprotein
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Examples
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The new investigation was conducted using the aminopeptidase M1 protein (APM1), usually found in plants, and a similar, human protein, called insulin responsive aminopeptidase, or IRAP, PhysOrg reports.
Softpedia News - Global Tudor Vieru 2010
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M1 aminopeptidase activity is such a fundamental process that it's been conserved evolutionarily.
Softpedia News - Global Tudor Vieru 2010
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The aminopeptidase M1 protein, or APM1, is critical for root development in plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The aminopeptidase M1 protein, or APM1, is critical for root development in plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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During experiments, Wendy Peer, a research assistant professor of horticulture, found that inserting a similar protein found in humans, called insulin responsive aminopeptidase, or IRAP, also rescued the plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The aminopeptidase M1 protein, or APM1, is critical for root development in plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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During experiments, Wendy Peer, a research assistant professor of horticulture, found that inserting a similar protein found in humans, called insulin responsive aminopeptidase, or IRAP, also rescued the plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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During experiments, Wendy Peer, a research assistant professor of horticulture, found that inserting a similar protein found in humans, called insulin responsive aminopeptidase, or IRAP, also rescued the plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The aminopeptidase M1 protein, or APM1, is critical for root development in plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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During experiments, Wendy Peer, a research assistant professor of horticulture, found that inserting a similar protein found in humans, called insulin responsive aminopeptidase, or IRAP, also rescued the plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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