Arginine Carboxypeptidase

《英文msh詞典》Arginine Carboxypeptidase
[同義詞] Arginine Carboxypeptidase
[主題詞] Carboxypeptidase U
[中文釋義] 精氨酸羧肽酶
[英文釋義] A metallocarboxypeptidase that removes C-terminal lysine and arginine from biologically active peptides and proteins thereby regulating their activity. It is a zinc enzyme with no preference shown for lysine over arginine. Pro-carboxypeptidase U in human plasma is activated by thrombin or plasmin during clotting to form the unstable carboxypeptidase U.