EC number 3.4.24.65 ExPASy NiceZyme view | CAS number 2594837 | |
Macrophage elastase (EC 3.4.24.65, metalloelastase, human macrophage metalloelastase (HME)) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Hydrolysis of soluble and insoluble elastin. Specific cleavages are also produced at -Ala14-Leu- and -Tyr16-Leu- in the B chain of insulin
This enzyme belongs to the peptidase family M10.
References
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