| Term: | liver peptidase activity |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | liver |
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| Definition: | Solid compound organ with three lobes that has many functions including bile production, blood detoxification, the production of critical plasma proteins and clotting factors, complement proteins and the storage of many substances, such as lipids, amino acids, iron, and glycogen. Female fish produce vitellogenins in the liver. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000123] |
| Name: | peptidase activity |
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| Synonyms: | hydrolase, acting on peptide bonds, peptidase activity, acting on D-amino acid peptides, peptidase activity, acting on L-amino acid peptides, peptide hydrolase activity, protease activity, proteinase activity |
| Definition: | Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a peptide bond. A peptide bond is a covalent bond formed when the carbon atom from the carboxyl group of one amino acid shares electrons with the nitrogen atom from the amino group of a second amino acid. |
| Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0008233] QuickGO AmiGO |