X-Arg dipeptidase explained

Xaa-Arg dipeptidase
Ec Number:	3.4.13.4
Cas Number:	37288-72-5

Xaa-Arg dipeptidase (aminoacyl-lysine dipeptidase, N2-(4-amino-butyryl)-L-lysine hydrolase, X-Arg dipeptidase) is an enzyme.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Preferential hydrolysis of Xaa!Arg, Xaa!Lys or Xaa!ornithine dipeptides

This enzyme is widely distributed in mammals.

Notes and References

1. Kumon A, Matsuoka Y, Kakimoto Y, Nakajima T, Sano I . A peptidase that hydrolyzes Na-(gamma-aminobutyryl)lysine . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure . 200 . 3 . 466–74 . March 1970 . 5436646 . 10.1016/0005-2795(70)90103-0 .