endopeptidases
endopeptidases Enzymes that hydrolyse proteins (i.e. proteinases or peptidases), by cleaving peptide bonds within the protein chain, as opposed to exopeptidases, which remove amino acids from the end of the chain. The main endopeptidases in digestion are chymotrypsin, elastase, pepsin, and trypsin.
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