Alanine carboxypeptidase

Alanine carboxypeptidase (EC 3.4.17.6, N-benzoyl-L-alanine-amidohydrolase) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Release of a C-terminal alanine from a peptide or a variety of pteroyl or acyl groups
Alanine carboxypeptidase
Identifiers
EC number3.4.17.6
CAS number37288-70-3
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

This enzyme is isolated from soil bacteria. The enzyme from Corynebacterium equi also hydrolyses N-benzoylglycine and N-benzoyl-L-aminobutyric acid.

References

  1. Levy CC, Goldman P (August 1969). "Bacterial peptidases. 3. An enzyme specific for N-acyl linkages to alanine". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 244 (16): 4467–72. PMID 5806587.
  2. Miyagawa, E.; Takahiro, H.; Yoshinobu, M. (1986). "Purification and properties of N-benzoyl-L-alanine amidohydrolase from Corynebacterium equii". Agric. Biol. Chem. 50: 1527–1531. doi:10.1080/00021369.1986.10867595.
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