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Xaa Pro dipeptidyl peptidase

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EC number
  
3.4.14.11

IntEnz
  
IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
NiceZyme view

CAS number
  
54249-88-6

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

Xaa-Pro dipeptidyl-peptidase (EC 3.4.14.11, X-prolyl dipeptidyl aminopeptidase, PepX, X-prolyl dipeptidyl peptidase is an enzyme. It catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolyses Xaa-Pro bonds to release unblocked, N-terminal dipeptides from substrates including Ala-Pro-p-nitroanilide and (sequentially) Tyr-Pro--Phe-Pro--Gly-Pro--Ile

The intracellular enzyme from Lactococcus lactis (190-kDa) is the type example of peptidase family S15.

References

Xaa-Pro dipeptidyl-peptidase Wikipedia