α-lytic protease

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Alpha-lytic protease
other names

Alpha-lytic endopeptidase

Existing structure data : PDB  1BOQ , PDB  1GBA , PDB  1GBB

Mass / length primary structure 397 amino acids , 41,077 Da
Identifier
External IDs
Enzyme classification
EC, category 3.4.21.12

The α-lytic protease is an enzyme from the bacterium Lysobacter enzymogenes .

properties

The α-lytic protease is a serine protease . It hydrolyzes proteins preferentially according to the amino acid alanine or valine . It is secreted by Lysobacter enzymogenes , presumably to act as a digestive enzyme to break down proteins in the environment.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b alpha-LP - Alpha-lytic protease precursor - Lysobacter enzymogenes - alpha-LP gene & protein. In: uniprot.org. June 20, 2018, accessed June 23, 2018 .
  2. ^ Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet: Biochemistry , 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, 2010, ISBN 978-1-118-13993-6 . P. 524.