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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Proprotein Convertases > Carboxypeptidase H
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Exopeptidases > Metalloexopeptidases > Carboxypeptidase H
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Metalloproteases > Metalloexopeptidases > Carboxypeptidase H
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Exopeptidases > Carboxypeptidases > Carboxypeptidase H

Preferred term

Carboxypeptidase H  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A ZINC-containing exopeptidase primarily found in SECRETORY VESICLES of endocrine and neuroendocrine cells. It catalyzes the cleavage of C-terminal ARGININE or LYSINE residues from polypeptides and is active in processing precursors of PEPTIDE HORMONES and other bioactive peptides.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Carboxypeptidase E
  • Enkephalin Convertase
  • Enkephalin-Forming Carboxypeptidase
  • Enkephalin-Synthesizing Carboxypeptidase

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VV9P8HJ5-P

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