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Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes : Metallopeptidases.

Elsevier ScienceDirect eBook - Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2025 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rawlings, Neil D.
Contributor:
Auld, David S.
Series:
Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes, Two-Volume Set with CD-ROM Series
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 online resource (5850 pages)
Edition:
4th ed.
Place of Publication:
Chantilly : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2025.
Summary:
Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes, Metallopeptidases has stood as most comprehensive work in the field of applied enzymology and biocatalysis since the first edition published in 1998.
Contents:
9780443288500v1
Front Cover
Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes
Copyright Page
Contents
List of contributors
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Terminology
Organization of the Handbook
Special forms of information in the Handbook
Links to the MEROPS database
Molecular images
Alignments
Secondary structure
Description of substrate specificity
References
1 Introduction: metallopeptidases and their clans
Metallopeptidases with a single catalytic metal ion
Clan MA
Subclan MA(E)
Subclan MA(M)
Asp-zincins
Clan MM
Clan MW
Clan MU
Clan MC
Clan MD
Clan ME
Clan MO
Clan MP
Metallopeptidases with cocatalytic metal ions
Clan MF
Clan MG
Clan MH
Clan MJ
Clan MN
Clan MQ
Other families of metallopeptidases
2 Catalytic mechanisms for metallopeptidases
Metal sites in metalloproteases
Catalytic sites
Structural sites
Cocatalytic sites
Scaffolding of the sites
Mechanisms of metalloproteases containing catalytic zinc sites
Catalytic 2His1Glu/Asp zinc sites
Alternative mechanisms
Catalytic 3His zinc sites
Additional active site participants
Mechanisms of metalloproteases containing cocatalytic metal sites
Bovine lens leucine aminopeptidases
Aeromonas proteolytica aminopeptidase
Methionine and proline aminopeptidases
Additional reading
3 Aminopeptidase N
Databanks
Name and history
Activity and specificity
Structural chemistry
Preparation
Biological aspects
Distinguishing features
Related peptidases
Further reading
4 Glutamyl aminopeptidase
Acknowledgments
Further reading.
References
5 Cystinyl aminopeptidase (oxytocinase)
6 Aminopeptidase Q
7 Pyroglutamyl-peptidase II
8 Aminopeptidase ERAP-1
9 Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 2
Gene and protein structure
Enzyme preparation
Related peptidases and distinguishing features
Biological aspects: tissue distribution
Biological aspects: antigen processing
Biological aspects: autoimmune diseases
Biological aspects: infection, cancer and preeclampsia
10 Leukotriene A4 hydrolase
11 Tripeptide aminopeptidase
12 Cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase
Distinguishing features.
Further reading
13 Aminopeptidase B
Biological sources
Expression systems
Further readings
14 Aminopeptidase Ey
15 Insect aminopeptidase N
Source
Isolation and purification
16 Aminopeptidase H11 (nematode)
17 Yeast aminopeptidases Ape2, Aap1′, and TMA108
18 Leukotriene A4 hydrolase (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
19 PfA-M1 aminopeptidase (Plasmodium falciparum)
Catalysis
Inhibition
Hemoglobin catabolism
Additional functions
Cross-references
20 Lysyl aminopeptidase (bacteria)
Activity and specificity.
Structural chemistry
21 Alanyl aminopeptidase (bacterial-type)
Glossary
Nomenclature
Mutational studies
22 Aminopeptidase N (Streptomyces lividans)
Structural chemistry and preparation
23 The cold-active M1 aminopeptidase from the Arctic bacterium Colwellia psychrerythraea
Aminopeptidase activity
Cold-adapted activity
Gene sequence and homology
Conformational stability
Crystal structure
Structural determinants of cold adaptation
Zinc-binding site
Aminopeptidase active site
Epoxide hydrolase active site
24 Tricorn interacting factors F2 and F3
25 Peptidyl-dipeptidase A/angiotensin I-converting enzyme
Reaction and specificity
Angiotensin I-converting enzyme functions: new aspects
Assay methods
Inhibitors
Primary structure
Tertiary structure
Physical properties
Sources of angiotensin I-converting enzyme protein
Isolation and purification of angiotensin I-converting enzyme
Gene structure.
Mechanism of angiotensin I-converting enzyme anchorage and solubilization
Angiotensin I-converting enzyme immunochemistry to detect conformational changes
Tissue distribution
Genetic control of angiotensin I-converting enzyme
Altered angiotensin I-converting enzyme expression in diseases
Glossary entries
26 Angiotensin-converting enzyme-2
Synopsis
27 Peptidyl-dipeptidase A (invertebrate)
28 Thimet oligopeptidase
29 Neurolysin
Acknowledgment
30 Saccharolysin
31 Mitochondrial intermediate peptidase
Biological properties
Related enzymes
32 Oligopeptidase MepB
Biological aspects.
Distinguishing features.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-443-28850-X
OCLC:
1527723878

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