N-Formylmethionyl-peptidase

N-formylmethionyl-peptidase (EC 3.4.19.7, (fMet)-releasing enzyme, formylmethionine aminopeptidase) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Release of an N-terminal, formyl-methionyl residue from a polypeptide
N-formylmethionyl-peptidase
Identifiers
EC number3.4.19.7
CAS number76106-80-4
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

This enzyme is highly specific for N-formylmethionyl peptides.

References

  1. Suda H, Yamamoto K, Aoyagi T, Umezawa H (November 1980). "Purification and properties of N-formylmethionine aminopeptidase from rat liver". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology. 616 (1): 60–7. doi:10.1016/0005-2744(80)90263-6. PMID 7437450.
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