EC |
3.4.21.9 |
Accepted name: |
enteropeptidase |
Reaction: |
Activation of trypsinogen by selective cleavage of Lys6┼Ile bond |
Other name(s): |
enterokinase |
Comments: |
Is not inhibited by protein inhibitors of trypsin. In peptidase family S1 (trypsin family). |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, MEROPS, PDB, CAS registry number: 9014-74-8 |
References: |
1. |
Light, A. and Janska, H. Enterokinase (enteropeptidase): comparative aspects. Trends Biochem. Sci. 14 (1989) 110–112. [DOI] [PMID: 2658218] |
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[EC 3.4.21.9 created 1961 as EC 3.4.4.8, transferred 1972 to EC 3.4.21.9] |
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