Carboxypeptidase Taq Explained

Carboxypeptidase Taq
Ec Number:3.4.17.19
Cas Number:9031-98-5

Carboxypeptidase Taq 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.

Notes and References

  1. Lee SH, Minagawa E, Taguchi H, Matsuzawa H, Ohta T, Kaminogawa S, Yamauchi K . Purification and characterization of a thermostable carboxypeptidase (carboxypeptidase Taq) from Thermus aquaticus YT-1 . Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry . 56 . 11 . 1839–44 . November 1992 . 1369078 . 10.1271/bbb.56.1839 .
  2. Lee SH, Taguchi H, Yoshimura E, Minagawa E, Kaminogawa S, Ohta T, Matsuzawa H . 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 . 7765282 . 10.1271/bbb.58.1490 .

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