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Meprin A

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EC number
  
3.4.24.18

IntEnz
  
IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
NiceZyme view

CAS number
  
148938-24-3

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

Meprin A (EC 3.4.24.18, endopeptidase-2, meprin-a, meprin, N-benzoyl-L-tyrosyl-p-aminobenzoic acid hydrolase, PABA-peptide hydrolase, PPH) is an enzyme that cleaves protein and peptide substrates preferentially on carboxyl side of hydrophobic residues.

Meprin A is a dimer composed of the products transcribed from the following two genes:

References

Meprin A Wikipedia