X-Arg dipeptidase

Xaa-Arg dipeptidase
Identifiers
EC number 3.4.13.4
CAS number 37288-72-5
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Xaa-Arg dipeptidase (EC 3.4.13.4, aminoacyl-lysine dipeptidase, N2-(4-amino-butyryl)-L-lysine hydrolase, X-Arg dipeptidase) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Preferential hydrolysis of Xaa!Arg, Xaa!Lys or Xaa!ornithine dipeptides

This enzyme is widely distributed in mammals.

References

  1. Kumon, A., Matsuoka, Y., Kakimoto, Y., Nakajima, T. and Sano, I. (1970). "A peptidase that hydrolyzes α-N-(γ-aminobutyryl)lysine". Biochim. Biophys. Acta 200: 466–474. doi:10.1016/0005-2795(70)90103-0. PMID 5436646.

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