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Carboxypeptidase C

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EC number
  
3.4.16.5

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IntEnz view

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CAS number
  
9046-67-7

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BRENDA entry

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KEGG entry

Carboxypeptidase C (EC 3.4.16.5, carboxypeptidase Y, serine carboxypeptidase I, cathepsin A, lysosomal protective protein, deamidase, lysosomal carboxypeptidase A, phaseolin) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Release of a C-terminal amino acid with broad specificity

This enzyme is a carboxypeptidase with optimum activity at pH 4.5-6.0. It is inhibited by diisopropyl fluorophosphate.

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Carboxypeptidase C Wikipedia