ENTRY       EC 3.4.23.17
NAME        Pro-opiomelanocortin converting enzyme
            Prohormone converting enzyme
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
            Aspartic endopeptidases
REACTION    Cleavage at paired besic residues in certain prohormones, either
            between tham, or on the carboxyl side.
SUBSTRATE   Protein
            Peptide
            H2O
PRODUCT     Protein
            Peptide
COMMENT     A 70 kDa membrane-bound enzyme isolated from cattle pituitary
            secretory vesicle. Formerly EC 3.4.99.38.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.4.23.17
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.4.23.17
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