Recombinant Rat Carboxypeptidase-B is expressed in E.Coli having a Mw of 31kDa is purified by standard chromatography techniques. Recombinant Rat Carboxypeptidase-B is free from foreign enzymes such as carboxypeptidase A & chymotrypsin. Recombinant Carboxypeptidase-B is free from protease inhibitors such as PMSF and EDTA.