ENTRY       EC 3.4.11.18
NAME        Methionyl aminopeptidase
            Methionine aminopeptidase
            Peptidase M
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
            Aminopeptidases
REACTION    Release of N-terminal amino acids, preferentially methionine, from
            peptides and arylamides
SUBSTRATE   Peptide
            Arylamide
            H2O
PRODUCT     Amino acid
            L-Methionine
COMMENT     Membrane-bound enzyme present in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
            Releases methionine from nascent peptides.
MOTIF       PS: PS00680  [FY]-x-G-H-G-[LIVMC]-G-x(3)-H-x(2)-P-x-[LIVM]-x-[HN]-
                         [YW]
GENES       MJA: MJ1329
            MTH: MTH1296
            ECO: b0168(map)
            HIN: HI1722(map)
            HPY: HP1299
            BSU: map
            MGE: MG172(map)
            MPN: GT9_orf248(map)
            SYN: sll0555 slr0786 slr0918
            SCE: YBL091C(MAP2) YLR244C(MAP1)
STRUCTURES  PDB: 1MAT  
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.4.11.18
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.4.11.18
            SCOP (Structural Classificaion of Proteins): 3.4.11.18
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