Alanine carboxypeptidase explained

Alanine carboxypeptidase
Ec Number:	3.4.17.6
Cas Number:	37288-70-3

Alanine carboxypeptidase (N-benzoyl-L-alanine-amidohydrolase) is an enzyme.^{[1] [2]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Release of a C-terminal alanine from a peptide or a variety of pteroyl or acyl groups

This enzyme is isolated from soil bacteria. The enzyme from Corynebacterium equi also hydrolyses N-benzoylglycine and N-benzoyl-L-aminobutyric acid.

Notes and References

1. Levy CC, Goldman P . Bacterial peptidases. 3. An enzyme specific for N-acyl linkages to alanine . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 244 . 16 . 4467–72 . August 1969 . 5806587 .
2. Purification and properties of N-benzoyl-L-alanine amidohydrolase from Corynebacterium equii . Miyagawa, E. . Takahiro, H. . Yoshinobu, M. . Agric. Biol. Chem. . 1986 . 50 . 1527–1531 . 10.1080/00021369.1986.10867595.