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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
3.4.14.3 created 1978, deleted 1981
3.4.14.7 created 1989, deleted 1992
3.4.14.8 created 1989, deleted 1992