dipeptidase

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di·pep·ti·dase

(dī-pĕp′tĭ-dās′, -dāz′)

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of dipeptides into their constituent amino acids.

dipeptidase

(daɪˈpɛptɪˌdeɪs)

an enzyme secreted in the small intestine that hydrolyzes dipeptides, splitting each into two separate amino acids before absorption

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Os aminoacidos liberados pelas dipeptidases citossolicas no meio intracelular dos enterocitos podem ser utilizados pela propria celula ou liberados para a circulacao portal, mediante transportadores de aminoacidos localizados na membrana basolateral.

Metabolism and glutamine supplementation in sports/Metabolismo e suplementacao com glutamina no esporte

It has been suggested that low iron absorption in these patients may be explained by the intestinal mucosal changes that develop with uremia, including changes in activity of certain digestive enzymes--decreased activity of dipeptidases and increased activity of disaccharidases.

Caring for the renal failure patient: optimizing iron therapy.

9 mmol/L in whole blood, respectively (15)], followed by a degradation pathway via reactions catalyzed by [gamma]-glutamyltranspeptidase and dipeptidases (EC 3.