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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Serine Proteases > Cathepsin A
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Cathepsins > Cathepsin A
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Peptide Hydrolases > Exopeptidases > Carboxypeptidases > Cathepsin A

Preferred term

Cathepsin A  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A carboxypeptidase that catalyzes the release of a C-terminal amino acid with a broad specificity. It also plays a role in the LYSOSOMES by protecting BETA-GALACTOSIDASE and NEURAMINIDASE from degradation. It was formerly classified as EC 3.4.12.1 and EC 3.4.21.13.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Acid Carboxypeptidase
  • beta-Galactosidase Protective Protein
  • BGPP
  • Carboxypeptidase C
  • Carboxypeptidase Y
  • Endothelin Degradation Enzyme
  • Lysosomal Protective Protein
  • Serine Carboxypeptidase I

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Cathepsine A

    French

  • Carboxypeptidase C
  • Carboxypeptidase Y
  • PPCA
  • Protéine de protection lysosomale
  • Protéine protectrice lysosomale
  • Protéine protectrice pour la bêta-galactosidase
  • Sérine carboxypeptidase 1
  • Sérine carboxypeptidase I

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BLNMMJHH-X

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