Beta-aspartyl-peptidase explained

Beta-aspartyl-peptidase
Ec Number:3.4.19.5
Cas Number:37288-74-7

Beta-aspartyl-peptidase (beta-aspartyl dipeptidase, beta-aspartyl peptidase, beta-aspartyldipeptidase) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage of a beta-linked Asp residue from the N-terminus of a polypeptide

Other isopeptide bonds, e.g. gamma-glutamyl and beta-alanyl, are not hydrolysed.

Notes and References

  1. Book: β-Aspartyl peptidase from rat liver . Haley EE . Methods Enzymol. . 1970 . 19 . 737–741 . 10.1016/0076-6879(70)19061-6. 978-0-12-181881-4 .