Neurolysin

Neurolysin
Identifiers
EC number 3.4.24.16
CAS number 149371-24-4
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Neurolysin (EC 3.4.24.16, neurotensin endopeptidase, endopeptidase 24.16, endo-oligopeptidase B (proline-endopeptidase)) is an enzyme.[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Preferential cleavage in neurotensin: Pro10-Tyr

This enzyme belongs to the peptidase family M3.

References

  1. Checler, F.; Vincent, J.P.; Kitabgi, P. (1986). "Purification and characterization of a novel neurotensin-degrading peptidase from rat brain synaptic membranes". J. Biol. Chem. 261: 11274–11281. PMID 3525564.
  2. Barelli, H.; Vincent, J.-P.; Checler, F. (1988). "Peripheral inactivation of neurotensin. Isolation and characterization of a metallopeptidase from rat ileum". Eur. J. Biochem. 175: 481–489. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1988.tb14220.x. PMID 3409880.
  3. Checler, F.; Barelli, H.; Vincent, J.-P. (1989). "Tissue distribution of a novel neurotensin-degrading metallopeptidase. An immunological approach using monospecific polyclonal antibodies". Biochem. J. 257: 549–554. PMID 2649078.
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