aspartic endopeptidase

aspartic endopeptidase
as·par·tic en·do·pep·ti·dase (ə-spahrґtik en″do-pepґtĭ-dās) [EC 3.4.23] any member of the group of endopeptidases that have an acidic residue involved in the catalytic process and so have a pH optimum below 5.

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