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Tryptophanyl aminopeptidase

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Tryptophanyl aminopeptidase
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EC no.3.4.11.17
CAS no.76689-19-5
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Tryptophanyl aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.17, tryptophan aminopeptidase, L-tryptophan aminopeptidase) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Preferential release of N-terminal tryptophan

This enzyme from Trichosporon cutaneum also acts on L-tryptophanamide.

References

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  1. ^ Iwayama A, Kimura T, Adachi O, Ameyama M (1983). "Crystallization and characterization of a novel aminopeptidase from Trichosporon cutaneum". Agric. Biol. Chem. 47: 2483–2493. doi:10.1271/bbb1961.47.2483.
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