Leucyl endopeptidase explained

Leucyl endopeptidase
Ec Number:	3.4.21.57
Cas Number:	136396-22-0

Leucyl endopeptidase (plant Leu-proteinase, leucine-specific serine proteinase, leucine endopeptidase, spinach serine proteinase (leucine specific), spinach leucine-specific serine proteinase, Leu-proteinase) is an enzyme.^{[1] [2]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of proteins. Preferential cleavage: Leu- in small molecule substrates

This enzyme is isolated from leaves of the spinach plant (Spinacia oleracea)

Notes and References

1. Aducci P, Ascenzi P, Pierini M, Ballio A . Purification and Characterization of Leu-Proteinase, the Leucine Specific Serine Proteinase from Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Leaves . Plant Physiology . 81 . 3 . 812–6 . July 1986 . 16664908 . 1075432 . 10.1104/pp.81.3.812 .
2. Aducci P, Ascenzi P, Ballio A . Esterolytic Properties of Leucine-Proteinase, the Leucine-Specific Serine Proteinase from Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Leaves : A Steady-State and Pre-Steady-State Study . Plant Physiology . 82 . 2 . 591–3 . October 1986 . 16665073 . 1056164 . 10.1104/pp.82.2.591 .