"Carboxypeptidases A" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Carboxypeptidases that are primarily found the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM that catalyze the release of C-terminal amino acids. Carboxypeptidases A have little or no activity for hydrolysis of C-terminal ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; ARGININE; LYSINE; or PROLINE. This enzyme requires ZINC as a cofactor and was formerly listed as EC 3.4.2.1 and EC 3.4.12.2.
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D043422
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.350.245.250 D08.811.277.656.350.555.350 D08.811.277.656.675.555.350
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