ENTRY       EC 3.4.24.33
NAME        Peptidyl-Asp metalloendopeptidase
            Endoproteinase Asp-N
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)
            Metalloendopeptidases
REACTION    Cleavage of Xaa+Asp, Xaa+Glu and Xaa+cysteic acid bonds.
SUBSTRATE   Protein
            Peptide
            H2O
PRODUCT     Protein
            Peptide
COFACTOR    Metal
COMMENT     A metalloenzyme isolated from Pseudomonas fragi. Useful in
            protein sequencing applications because of its limited
            specificity.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.4.24.33
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.4.24.33
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