N-Formylmethionyl-peptidase
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N-formylmethionyl-peptidase (EC 3.4.19.7, (fMet)-releasing enzyme, formylmethionine aminopeptidase) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- Release of an N-terminal, formyl-methionyl residue from a polypeptide
| N-formylmethionyl-peptidase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.4.19.7 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 76106-80-4 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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This enzyme is highly specific for N-formylmethionyl peptides.
