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EC 3.4.24.71 Details
EC number
3.4.24.71
Accepted name
endothelin-converting enzyme 1
Reaction
Hydrolysis of the -Trp21┼Val- bond in big endothelin to form endothelin 1
Other name(s)
endothelin-converting enzyme, ECE-1
CAS registry number
138238-81-0
Comment
A phosphoramidon-sensitive metalloendopeptidase in peptidase family M13 (neprilysin family). An integral membrane protein predominantly of endothelial cells, which generates the potent vasoconstrictor endothelin 1 from its inactive precursor
History
created 1996
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