met-enk forming enzyme

Preferred Label : met-enk forming enzyme;

MeSH note : cleaves Met-Thr bond from beta-endorphin to form Met-enkephalin; forms Met-enkephalin from alpha-endorphin & Leu-enkephalin from synthetic precursor; has chymotrypsin-like, trypsin-like & glutamyl-carboxyl cleaving activity;

MeSH synonym : enkephalin-generating enzyme; methionine enkephalin forming enzyme;

Registry Number MeSH : EC 3.4.99.-;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C027374;

UMLS CUI

C0066036;

MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- endopeptidases [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- met-enk forming enzyme [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Enzyme [UMLS semantic type]

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