Memapsin 1

Memapsin 1
Identifiers
EC number 3.4.23.45
CAS number 447457-31-0
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Memapsin 1 (EC 3.4.23.45, beta-secretase, beta-site Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 2 (BACE2), ASP1, Down region aspartic protease) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Broad endopeptidase specificity. Cleaves Glu-Val-Asn-Leu!Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe in the Swedish variant of Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein

This enzyme belongs to the peptidase family A1.

References

  1. Turner, R.T.; Loy, J.A.; Nguyen, C.; Devasamudram, T.; Ghosh, A.K.; Koelsch, G.; Tang, J. (2002). "Specificity of memapsin 1 and its implications on the design of memapsin 2 (β-secretase) inhibitor selectivity". Biochemistry. 41: 8742–8746. doi:10.1021/bi025926t. PMID 12093293.
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