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N Formylmethionyl peptidase

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EC number
  
3.4.19.7

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CAS number
  
76106-80-4

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N-formylmethionyl-peptidase (EC 3.4.19.7, (fMet)-releasing enzyme, formylmethionine aminopeptidase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Release of an N-terminal, formyl-methionyl residue from a polypeptide

This enzyme is highly specific for N-formylmethionyl peptides.

References

N-Formylmethionyl-peptidase Wikipedia