Endopeptidase: An enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of peptide bonds within a polypeptide or protein. Peptidase refers to the fact that it acts on peptide bonds and endopeptidase refers to the fact that these are internal bonds.

What is the function of endopeptidase?

Endopeptidase or endoproteinase are proteolytic peptidases that break peptide bonds of nonterminal amino acids (i.e. within the molecule), in contrast to exopeptidases, which break peptide bonds from end-pieces of terminal amino acids.

What does endopeptidase increase?

endopeptidases increases the number of 'ends' that can be hydrolysed by exopeptidases. This speeds the rate of protein digestion. Absorption of amino acids involves co-transport with sodium ions. This slide introduces the terms: endopeptidases, exopeptidases and dipeptidases.