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endopeptidase
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en·do·pep·ti·dase  (nd-ppt-ds, -dz)
n.
Any of a large group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds in the interior of a polypeptide chain or protein molecule.
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The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc- and calcium-dependent endopeptidases with a central role in inflammation and combined ability to degrade components of connective tissue matrices (Murphy and Docherty 1992).
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The MMPs are zinc- and calcium-dependent endopeptidases that together can hydrolyze essentially all of the components of the extracellular matrix.
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