Cathepsin X
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Cathepsin X (EC 3.4.18.1, cathepsin B2, cysteine-type carboxypeptidase, cathepsin IV, cathepsin Z, acid carboxypeptidase, lysosomal carboxypeptidase B) is an enzyme.[1][2][3][4][5][6] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- Release of C-terminal amino acid residues with broad specificity, but lacks action on C-terminal proline. Shows weak endopeptidase activity
| Cathepsin X | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.4.18.1 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 37217-21-3 | ||||||||
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| BRENDA | enzyme data | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | enzyme entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| Rhea | reactions | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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Cathepsin X is a cysteine cathepsin, a lysosomal cysteine peptidase of family C1 (papain family).