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 (July 1962). "Proline iminopeptidase. II. Purification and comparison with iminodipeptidase (prolinase)". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 237: 2207–12. PMID 14497218.
  2. Nordwig A, Mayer H (April 1973). "The cleavage of prolyl peptides by kidney peptidases. Detection of a new peptidase capable of removing N-terminal proline". Hoppe-Seyler's Zeitschrift für Physiologische Chemie. 354 (4): 380–3. doi:10.1515/bchm2.1973.354.1.380. PMID 4803482.
  3. Turzynski A, Mentlein R (July 1990). "Prolyl aminopeptidase from rat brain and kidney. Action on peptides and identification as leucyl aminopeptidase". European Journal of Biochemistry. 190 (3): 509–15. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1990.tb15603.x. PMID 2373079.
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