Biology:Carboxypeptidase M

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Carboxypeptidase M
Identifiers
EC number3.4.17.12
CAS number120038-28-0
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Carboxypeptidase M (EC 3.4.17.12, CPM) is an enzyme.[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of C-terminal arginine or lysine residues from polypeptides

This is a membrane-bound enzyme optimally active at neutral pH.

References

  1. "Basic carboxypeptidases: regulators of peptide hormone activity". Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 9 (8): 299–304. August 1988. doi:10.1016/0165-6147(88)90015-6. PMID 3074547. 
  2. "Enhanced Co2+ activation and inhibitor binding of carboxypeptidase M at low pH. Similarity to carboxypeptidase H (enkephalin convertase)". The Biochemical Journal 261 (1): 289–91. July 1989. PMID 2775217. 
  3. "Human carboxypeptidase M. Purification and characterization of a membrane-bound carboxypeptidase that cleaves peptide hormones". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 264 (4): 2236–41. February 1989. PMID 2914904. 

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