Dipeptidyl Peptidases

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Dipeptidyl Peptidases


Enzymes which cleave dipeptides from the amino terminal of a polypeptide. Dipeptidyl peptidase I, II, III, IV are known. They hydrolyze the beta-naphthylamides of glycine-arginine, lysine-alanine, arginine-arginine and glycine-proline, respectively. DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE I is cathepsin C. EC 3.4.14.-.


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