carboxypeptidase A2 (CPA2)

Function

• release of a C-terminal amino acid
• preference for bulkier C-terminal residues

Cofactor: binds 1 Zn+2 ion per subunit

Structure

belongs to the peptidase M14 family

Compartment

secreted

More general terms

• carboxypeptidase-A

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/600688
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P48052.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=1358