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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Endopeptidases > Serine Endopeptidases > Enteropeptidase
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Enteropeptidase  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Enterokinase

Scope note

  • A specialized proteolytic enzyme secreted by intestinal cells. It converts TRYPSINOGEN into its active form TRYPSIN by removing the N-terminal peptide. EC 3.4.21.9.

History note

  • 91(73); was see under SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES 1973-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004765

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