Pro-opiomelanocortin converting enzyme
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| EC number | 3.4.23.17 | ||||||||
| CAS number | Template:CAS | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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Pro-opiomelanocortin converting enzyme (EC 3.4.23.17, prohormone converting enzyme, pro-opiomelanocortin-converting enzyme, proopiomelanocortin proteinase, PCE) is an enzyme.[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- Cleavage at paired basic residues in certain prohormones, either between them, or on the carboxyl side
This membrane-bound enzyme is isolated from cattle pituitary secretory vesicle.
References
External links
- Pro-opiomelanocortin converting enzyme at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
