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EC 3.4.11.22 Details
EC number
3.4.11.22
Accepted name
aminopeptidase I
Reaction
Release of an N-terminal amino acid, preferably a neutral or hydrophobic one, from a polypeptide. Aminoacyl-arylamides are poor substrates
Other name(s)
aminopeptidase III, aminopeptidase yscI (gene name), leucine aminopeptidase IV, yeast aminopeptidase I
CAS registry number
9031-94-1
Comment
A 640-kDa, dodecameric enzyme best known as the major vacuolar aminopeptidase of yeast, Saccharomyces cervisiae, in which species it was first given the name aminopeptidase I (one), amongst others. Activity is stimulated by both Zn2+ and Cl- ions. Type example of peptidase family M18
History
created 1997
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