EC number 3.4.21.118 ExPASy NiceZyme view | CAS number 171715-15-4 | |
Kallikrein 8 (EC 3.4.21.118, KLK8, PRSS19, human kallikrein 8, hK8, mK8, ovasin, tumor-associated differentially expressed gene 14, TADG-14, NP, neuropsin) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Cleavage of amide substrates following the basic amino acids Arg or Lys at the P1 position, with a preference for Arg over Lys
The enzyme is activated by removal of an N-terminal prepropeptide.
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