Methionyl aminopeptidase
Class of enzymes
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Methionyl aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.18, methionine aminopeptidase, peptidase M, L-methionine aminopeptidase, MAP) is an enzyme.[1][2][3][4][5] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- Release of N-terminal amino acids, preferentially methionine, from peptides and arylamides
| Methionyl aminopeptidase | |||||||||
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| EC no. | 3.4.11.18 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 61229-81-0 | ||||||||
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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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This membrane-bound enzymatic activity is present in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Human proteins possessing this activity include METAP1, METAP2, METAP1D (mitochondrial), and RNPEPL1.
