Procarboxypeptidase U
《英文msh詞典》Procarboxypeptidase U
[入口詞] Procarboxypeptidase U
[主題詞] Carboxypeptidase U
[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.