Bacterial leucyl aminopeptidase explained

Bacterial leucyl aminopeptidase
Ec Number:	3.4.11.10
Cas Number:	37288-67-8

Bacterial leucyl aminopeptidase (Aeromonas proteolytica aminopeptidase) is an enzyme.^{[1] [2] [3]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Release of an N-terminal amino acid, preferentially leucine, but not glutamic or aspartic acids

This is a zinc enzyme.

Notes and References

1. Prescott JM, Wilkes SH . Aeromonas aminopeptidase: purification and some general properties . Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics . 117 . 2 . 328–36 . November 1966 . 4961737 . 10.1016/0003-9861(66)90420-6 .
2. Dick AJ, Matheson AT, Wang JH . A ribosomal-bound aminopeptidase in Escherichia coli B: purification and properties . Canadian Journal of Biochemistry . 48 . 11 . 1181–8 . November 1970 . 4920230 . 10.1139/o70-184 .
3. Rabier D, Desmazeaud MJ . [Inventory of different intracellular peptidase activities in Streptococcus thermophilus. Purification and properties of a dipeptide hydrolase and an aminopeptidase] . Biochimie . 55 . 4 . 389–404 . 1973 . 4749719 . 10.1016/s0300-9084(73)80204-4 .