MeSH definition : An extracellular endopeptidase which excises a block of peptides at the amino terminal,
nonhelical region of the procollagen molecule with the formation of collagen. Absence
or deficiency of the enzyme causes accumulation of procollagen which results in the
inherited connective tissue disorder--dermatosparaxis. EC 3.4.24.14.;
MeSH synonym : procollagen n-proteinase; Procollagen Peptidase; procollagen n proteinase; procollagen N endopeptidase;
An extracellular endopeptidase which excises a block of peptides at the amino terminal,
nonhelical region of the procollagen molecule with the formation of collagen. Absence
or deficiency of the enzyme causes accumulation of procollagen which results in the
inherited connective tissue disorder--dermatosparaxis. EC 3.4.24.14.