Endopeptidase K
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An enzyme that catalyzes 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) EC 3.4.21.64.
| Descriptor ID |
D019286
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.300.760.247 D08.811.277.656.959.350.247
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| Concept/Terms |
Endopeptidase K- Endopeptidase K
- Protease K
- Proteinase K
- Tritirachium Alkaline Proteinase
- Alkaline Proteinase, Tritirachium
- Proteinase, Tritirachium Alkaline
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