Glutamyl Endopeptidases: The Puzzle of Substrate Specificity
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Glutamyl Endopeptidases: The Puzzle of Substrate Specificity
Glutamyl endopeptidases (GEPases) are chymotrypsin-like enzymes that preferentially cleave the peptide bonds of the α-carboxyl groups of glutamic acid. Despite the many years of research, the structural determinants underlying the strong substrate specificity of GEPases still remain unclear. In this review, data concerning the molecular mechanisms that determine the substrate preference of GEPa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Naturae
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2075-8251
DOI: 10.32607/20758251-2017-9-2-17-33