Medical Definition of Endopeptidase k
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An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of keratin, and of other proteins with subtilisin-like specificity. It hydrolyses peptide amides. Endopeptidase k is from the mold tritirachium album limber. (enzyme nomenclature, 1992)
Registry number: EC 3.4.21.64
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Endopeptidase K
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