ENTRY EC 3.4.13.6
NAME Cys-Gly dipeptidase
Cysteinylglycinase
CLASS Hydrolases
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
Dipeptidases
REACTION Hydrolysis of the Cys+Gly dipeptide.
SUBSTRATE Cys-Gly
H2O
PRODUCT L-Cysteine
Glycine
COFACTOR Manganese
COMMENT A Mn2+-activated enzyme present in virtually all tissues other
than nervous tissue. Cys-Gly is also hydrolysed by EC 3.4.11.2.
Formerly EC 3.4.3.5.
PATHWAY PATH: MAP00480 Glutathione metabolism
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.4.13.6
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.4.13.6
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