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EC 3.4.11.1 Details
EC number
3.4.11.1
Accepted name
leucyl aminopeptidase
Reaction
Release of an N-terminal amino acid, Xaa┼Yaa-, in which Xaa is preferably Leu, but may be other amino acids including Pro although not Arg or Lys, and Yaa may be Pro. Amino acid amides and methyl esters are also readily hydrolysed, but rates on arylamides are exceedingly low
Other name(s)
leucine aminopeptidase, leucyl peptidase, peptidase S, cytosol aminopeptidase, cathepsin III, L-leucine aminopeptidase, leucinaminopeptidase, leucinamide aminopeptidase, FTBL proteins, proteinates FTBL, aminopeptidase II, aminopeptidase III, aminopeptidase I
CAS registry number
9001-61-0
Comment
A zinc enzyme isolated from pig kidney and cattle lens; activated by heavy metal ions. Type example of peptidase family M17.
History
created 1961 as EC 3.4.1.1, transferred 1972 to EC 3.4.11.1
EC Tree
3.4.11.8 created 1972, deleted 1981
3.4.11.11 created 1978, deleted 1992
3.4.11.12 created 1978, deleted 1997