EC |
3.4.14.6 |
Accepted name: |
dipeptidyl-dipeptidase |
Reaction: |
Preferential release of dipeptides from a tetrapeptide, e.g. Ala-Gly┼Ala-Gly. Acts more slowly on Ala-Ala┼Ala-Ala and Gly-Gly┼Gly-Gly |
Other name(s): |
dipeptidyl tetrapeptide hydrolase; dipeptidyl ligase; tetrapeptide dipeptidase |
Comments: |
A thiol-activated peptidase from cabbage (Brassica oleracea). Tetrapeptides are formed from Ala-Ala, Gly-Gly, Ala-Gly and Gly-Ala |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 91608-92-3 |
References: |
1. |
Eng, F.W.H.T. Dipeptidyl tetrapeptide hydrolase, a new enzyme with dipeptidyl ligase activity. Can. J. Biochem. Cell. Biol. 62 (1984) 516–528. |
|
[EC 3.4.14.6 created 1989] |
|
|
|
|