Cathepsin T Explained

Cathepsin T
Ec Number:	3.4.22.24
Cas Number:	77464-86-9

Cathepsin T is an enzyme.^{[1] [2] [3]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction: Interconversion of the three forms of tyrosine aminotransferase, EC 2.6.1.5.

This enzyme degrades azocasein and denatured hemoglobin.

See also

• Cathepsin

Notes and References

1. Gohda E, Pitot HC . Purification and characterization of a new thiol proteinase from rat kidney . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology . 659 . 1 . 114–22 . May 1981 . 7248311 . 10.1016/0005-2744(81)90275-8 .
2. Gohda E, Pitot HC . A new thiol proteinase from rat liver . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 256 . 5 . 2567–72 . March 1981 . 10.1016/S0021-9258(19)69820-0 . free . 6780567 .
3. Book: Pitot HC, Gohda E . Cathepsin T . Metabolism of Aromatic Amino Acids and Amines . Methods in Enzymology . 142 . 279–89 . 1987 . 2885716 . 10.1016/s0076-6879(87)42038-7 . 978-0-12-182042-8 .