Gingipain

Gingipain is a protease secreted by Porphyromonas gingivalis. Among other functions, they work to degrade cytokines, thereby downregulating the host response in the form of reduced inflammation.^[1]

References

↑ Stathopoulou, PG. Epithelial cell pro-inflammatory cytokine response differs across dental plaque bacterial species. J Clin Perio 2010;37:24–29

Hydrolase: proteases (EC 3.4)

3.4.11-19: Exopeptidase

3.4.11	Aminopeptidase Alanine Arginyl Aspartyl Cystinyl Leucyl Glutamyl Methionyl 1 2 O

3.4.13	Dipeptidase 1 2 3

3.4.14	Dipeptidyl peptidase Cathepsin C Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 Tripeptidyl peptidase Tripeptidyl peptidase I Tripeptidyl peptidase II

3.4.15	Angiotensin-converting enzyme

3.4.16	Serine type carboxypeptidases: Cathepsin A DD-transpeptidase

3.4.17	Metalloexopeptidases Carboxypeptidase A A2 B C E Glutamate II

Other/ungrouped	Metalloexopeptidase

3.4.21-25: Endopeptidase

Other/ungrouped: Amyloid precursor protein secretase

3.4.99: Unknown

Staphylokinase

Proteins: enzymes

Activity	Active site Binding site Catalytic triad Oxyanion hole Enzyme promiscuity Catalytically perfect enzyme Coenzyme Cofactor Enzyme catalysis Enzyme kinetics Lineweaver–Burk plot Michaelis–Menten kinetics

Regulation	Allosteric regulation Cooperativity Enzyme inhibitor

Classification	EC number Enzyme superfamily Enzyme family List of enzymes

Types	EC1 Oxidoreductases(list) EC2 Transferases(list) EC3 Hydrolases(list) EC4 Lyases(list) EC5 Isomerases(list) EC6 Ligases(list)

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