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MeSH Supplementary: Met-enk forming enzyme
Unique ID: C027374
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C027374
Entry Term(s): enkephalin-generating enzyme; methionine enkephalin forming enzyme
Registry Numbers: EC 3.4.99.-
Heading Mapped to: *Endopeptidases
Frequency: 4
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
Source: J Neurochem 1980;33(6):1233
Date of Entry: 1980/12/24
Revision Date: 2001/04/24

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