| EC |
3.4.17.6 |
| Accepted name: |
alanine carboxypeptidase |
| Reaction: |
Release of a C-terminal alanine from a peptide or a variety of pteroyl or acyl groups |
| Other name(s): |
N-benzoyl-L-alanine-amidohydrolase |
| Comments: |
From soil bacteria. The enzyme from Corynebacterium equi also hydrolyses N-benzoylglycine and N-benzoyl-L-aminobutyric acid. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, MEROPS, CAS registry number: 37288-70-3 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Levy, C.C. and Goldman, P. Bacterial peptidases. J. Biol. Chem. 244 (1969) 4467–4472. [PMID: 5806587] |
| 2. |
Miyagawa, E., Takahiro, H. and Yoshinobu, M. Purification and properties of N-benzoyl-L-alanine amidohydrolase from Corynebacterium equii. Agric. Biol. Chem. 50 (1986) 1527–1531. |
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| [EC 3.4.17.6 created 1972 as EC 3.4.12.11, transferred 1978 to EC 3.4.17.6] |
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