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Beta peptidyl aminopeptidase

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EC number
  
3.4.11.25

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

IntEnz
  
IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
NiceZyme view

MetaCyc
  
metabolic pathway

Beta-peptidyl aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.25, BapA) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleaves N-terminal beta-homoamino acids from peptides composed of 2 to 6 amino acids

Sphingosinicella xenopeptidilytica strain 3-2W4 could use beta-peptides beta-homoVal-beta-homoAla-beta-homoLeu and beta-homoAla-beta-homoLeu as only source of carbon and energy.

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Beta-peptidyl aminopeptidase Wikipedia