Biology:Carboxypeptidase Taq

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Carboxypeptidase Taq
Identifiers
EC number3.4.17.19
CAS number9031-98-5
Databases
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BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Carboxypeptidase Taq (EC 3.4.17.19) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Release of a C-terminal amino acid with broad specificity, except for -Pro

This 56-kDa enzyme is isolated from Thermus aquaticus.

References

  1. "Purification and characterization of a thermostable carboxypeptidase (carboxypeptidase Taq) from Thermus aquaticus YT-1". Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 56 (11): 1839–44. November 1992. doi:10.1271/bbb.56.1839. PMID 1369078. 
  2. "Carboxypeptidase Taq, a thermostable zinc enzyme, from Thermus aquaticus YT-1: molecular cloning, sequencing, and expression of the encoding gene in Escherichia coli". Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 58 (8): 1490–5. August 1994. doi:10.1271/bbb.58.1490. PMID 7765282. 

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