ENTRY       EC 3.4.17.6
NAME        Alanine carboxypeptidase
            N-Benzoyl-L-alanine-amidohydrolase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
            Metallocarboxypeptidases
REACTION    Release of a C-terminal alanine from a peptide or a variety of
            pteroyl or acyl groups
SUBSTRATE   Peptidyl-L-alanine
            Peptide
            H2O
PRODUCT     Peptide
            L-Alanine
COMMENT     From soil bacteria. The enzyme from Corynebacterium equi also
            hydrolyses N-benzoylglycine and N-benzoyl-L-aminobutyric acid.
            Formerly EC 3.4.12.11.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.4.17.6
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.4.17.6
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