Prolyl aminopeptidase

Prolyl aminopeptidase
Identifiers
EC number 3.4.11.5
CAS number 9025-40-5
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Prolyl aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.5, proline aminopeptidase, Pro-X aminopeptidase, cytosol aminopeptidase V, proline iminopeptidase) is an enzyme.[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Release of N-terminal proline from a peptide

This enzyme requires Mn2+ ion to function.

References

  1. Sarid, S.; Berger, A.; Katchalski, E. (1962). "Proline iminopeptidase. II. Purification and comparison with iminopeptidase (prolinase)". J. Biol. Chem. 237: 2207–2212. PMID 14497218.
  2. Nordwig, A.; Mayer, H. (1973). "The cleavage of prolyl peptidases by kidney peptidases". Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem. 354: 380–383. doi:10.1515/bchm2.1973.354.1.380. PMID 4803482.
  3. Turzynski, A.; Mentlein, R. (1990). "Prolyl aminopeptidase from rat brain and kidney. Action on peptides and identification as leucyl aminopeptidase". Eur. J. Biochem. 190: 509–515. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1990.tb15603.x. PMID 2373079.
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