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EC 3.4.15.6 Details
EC number
3.4.15.6
Accepted name
cyanophycinase
Reaction
[L-Asp(4-L-Arg)]n + H2O = [L-Asp(4-L-Arg)]n-1 + L-Asp(4-L-Arg)
Other name(s)
cyanophycin degrading enzyme, β-Asp-Arg hydrolysing enzyme, CGPase, CphB, CphE, cyanophycin granule polypeptidase, extracellular CGPase
CAS registry number
131554-16-0
Comment
The enzyme is highly specific for the branched polypeptide cyanophycin and does not hydrolyse poly-L-aspartate or poly-L-arginine [3]. A serine-type exopeptidase that belongs in peptidase family S51.
History
created 2007
EC Tree
1.3.1.23 created 1972, deleted 2005
1.3.1.50 created 1992, deleted 1999
1.3.1.55 created 1999, deleted 2004