Dipeptidase E

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EC number 3.4.13.21 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Dipeptidase E (EC 3.4.13.21, aspartyl dipeptidase, peptidase E, PepE gene product (Salmonella typhimurium)) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Dipeptidase E catalyses the hydrolysis of dipeptides Asp!Xaa. It does not act on peptides with N-terminal Glu, Asn or Gln, nor does it cleave isoaspartyl peptides

A free carboxy group is not absolutely required in the substrate.

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Dipeptidase E Wikipedia

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