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EC 3.4.24.60 Details
EC number
3.4.24.60
Accepted name
dactylysin
Reaction
Hydrolysis of peptides of at least six residues, with bulky hydrophobic residues in the P1′ position. Shows a preference for hydrophobic doublets such as -Phe┼Phe- and -Phe┼Leu- in somatostatin-(1-14)-peptide and dynorphin A-(1-6)-peptide, respectively
Other name(s)
peptide hormone inactivating endopeptidase,
PHIE
CAS registry number
139466-40-3
Comment
An endopeptidase of 100 kDa secreted from the skin of the amphibian, Xenopus laevis (Dactylêtre du Cap). Resembles neprilysin in insensitivity to 1 μM captopril, but differs from it in being insensitive to thiorphan (1 μM) and unable to digest [Met5]enkephalin, [Leu5]enkephalin, oxytocin, and substance P-(7-11)-peptide. A similar endopeptidase is found in human neuroblastoma cells [2]
History
created 1995
EC Tree
3.4.24.2 created 1972, deleted 1992
3.4.24.4 created 1972 [EC 3.4.99.13 and EC 3.4.99.22 both created 1972, incorporated 1978], deleted 1992
3.4.24.5 created 1978, deleted 1989
3.4.24.8 created 1978, deleted 1992
3.4.24.9 created 1978, deleted 1992
3.4.24.10 created 1972 as EC 3.4.99.12, transferred 1978 to EC 3.4.24.10, deleted 1992