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EC 3.4.14.6 Details
EC number
3.4.14.6
Accepted name
dipeptidyl-dipeptidase
Reaction
Preferential release of dipeptides from a tetrapeptide, e.g. Ala-Gly┼Ala-Gly. Acts more slowly on Ala-Ala┼Ala-Ala and Gly-Gly┼Gly-Gly
Other name(s)
dipeptidyl tetrapeptide hydrolase,
dipeptidyl ligase,
tetrapeptide dipeptidase
CAS registry number
91608-92-3
Comment
A thiol-activated peptidase from cabbage (Brassica oleracea). Tetrapeptides are formed from Ala-Ala, Gly-Gly, Ala-Gly and Gly-Ala
History
created 1989
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3.4.14.3 created 1978, deleted 1981
3.4.14.7 created 1989, deleted 1992
3.4.14.8 created 1989, deleted 1992