ENTRY       EC 3.4.21.50
NAME        Lysyl endopeptidase
            Achromobacter proteinase I
            Endoproteinase Lys-C
            Ps-1
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
            Serine endopeptidases
REACTION    Preferential cleavage: Lys+, including -Lys+Pro-
SUBSTRATE   Protein
            Peptide
            H2O
PRODUCT     Protein
            Peptide
COMMENT     A chymotrypsin homologue isolated from Achromobacter lyticus.
            Enzymes with similar specificity are produced by Lysobacter
            enzymogenes (Endoproteinase Lys-C) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
            (Ps-1).
COMMENT     Also hydrolyses lysine amides and esters.
GENES       MJA: MJ1468
            MTH: MTH995
STRUCTURES  PDB: 1ARB  1ARC  
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.4.21.50
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.4.21.50
            SCOP (Structural Classificaion of Proteins): 3.4.21.50
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