Metalloexopeptidase
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A metalloexopeptidase is a type of enzyme which acts as a metalloproteinase
exopeptidase
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The term "metallocarboxypeptidase" is sometimes used to describe a metalloexopeptidase carboxypeptidase
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Metalloproteinase
Metalloproteinases constitute a family of enzymes from the group of proteases, classified by the nature of the most prominent functional group in their active site. These are proteolytic enzymes whose catalytic mechanism involves a metal. Most metalloproteases are zinc-dependent, but some use...
exopeptidase
Exopeptidase
An exopeptidase is an enzyme produced in the pancreas that catalyses the removal of an amino acid from the end of a polypeptide chain. Exopeptidase cleaves the end of a polypeptide chain....
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The term "metallocarboxypeptidase" is sometimes used to describe a metalloexopeptidase carboxypeptidase
Carboxypeptidase
A carboxypeptidase is a protease enzyme that hydrolyzes the peptide bond of an amino acid residue at the carboxy-terminal end...
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