Category: Database: Enzyme

Chymotrypsin is a digestive serine endopeptidase produced by the pancreas and secreted into the small intestine in its inactive precursor…

Aminopeptidases are a class of exopeptidase enzymes that selectively cleave amino acids from the N-terminus of proteins and peptides. These…

Carboxypeptidase B (CPB) represents a specialized class of digestive enzyme that plays a pivotal role in protein metabolism.  As a…

Thermolysin is a thermostable zinc-dependent metalloprotease produced by Bacillus thermoproteolyticus. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptide bonds in proteins and…

Prolidase (also known as peptidase D or proline dipeptidase) is a cytosolic metallopeptidase that specifically cleaves dipeptides with C-terminal proline…

Prolinase (EC 3.4.13.16), also known as proline-specific dipeptidase, is an exopeptidase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of dipeptides with N-terminal proline…

Trypsin is a serine endopeptidase and a key digestive enzyme responsible for cleaving peptide bonds within proteins, specifically at the…

Exopeptidases are a class of proteolytic enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds at the terminal ends of polypeptide…

Endopeptidases, also known as proteases or proteinases, are enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds within the interior of…

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Fibrinolytic enzymes are a group of proteolytic (protein-breaking) enzymes that play a critical role in the breakdown of fibrin, the…

Caseinolytic proteases are enzymes capable of degrading casein, a complex phosphoprotein found in milk, often used as a model substrate…

Gelatinases, a subgroup of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), primarily include MMP-2 (gelatinase A) and MMP-9 (gelatinase B).  These enzymes are specialized…

Matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), also known as stromelysin-1, is a member of the matrix metalloproteinase family—enzymes responsible for the degradation and…

Pfu DNA polymerase is a high-fidelity, thermostable DNA-dependent DNA polymerase originally isolated from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus (Lundberg et…