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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Exopeptidases > Aminopeptidases > Leucyl Aminopeptidase
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Exopeptidases > Metalloexopeptidases > Leucyl Aminopeptidase
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Metalloproteases > Metalloexopeptidases > Leucyl Aminopeptidase

Preferred term

Leucyl Aminopeptidase  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Aminopeptidase, Cytosol
  • Aminopeptidase, Leucine
  • Aminopeptidase, Zinc-Manganese-Leucine
  • Cytosol Aminopeptidase
  • Leucine Aminopeptidase
  • L-Leucylnaphthylamidase
  • Peptidase S
  • Zinc Manganese Leucine Aminopeptidase
  • Zinc-Manganese-Leucine Aminopeptidase

Scope note

  • A zinc containing enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the removal of the N-terminal amino acid from most L-peptides, particularly those with N-terminal leucine residues but not those with N-terminal lysine or arginine residues. This occurs in tissue cell cytosol, with high activity in the duodenum, liver, and kidney. The activity of this enzyme is commonly assayed using a leucine arylamide chromogenic substrate such as leucyl beta-naphthylamide.

History note

  • 1999(1965)

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