Which enzyme hydrolyzes proteins into individual amino acids?
Carboxypeptidase is the accurate response regarding enzymatic activity or regulation described in this question. Enzymes are biological catalysts that accelerate reactions by lowering activation energy through specific substrate binding and transition state stabilization. In the context of Protein Degradation, Carboxypeptidase plays a specific catalytic or regulatory role determined by its active site configuration and mechanism of action. The other options (Endopeptidase, Aminopeptidase, and Protease) are either different enzymes with distinct substrate specificities, act through different me
Ref: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Nelson & Cox, 8th Ed., Ch. 4
