Reaction: Cleavage of C-terminal glycinamide from polypeptides
Other names: carboxyamidase; peptidyl carboxy-amidase; peptidyl-aminoacylamidase; carboxamidopeptidase; peptidyl amino acid amide hydrolase
Comments: Inactivates vasopressin and oxytocin by splitting off glycinamide. Also cleaves ester substrates of trypsin and chymotrypsin. Although glycinamide is by far the preferred leaving group, other aminoacylamides may also be released, e.g. phenylalaninamide. The toad skin enzyme is inhibited by diisopropyl fluorophosphate. Formerly EC 3.4.15.2
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MEROPS, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 94047-14-0
References
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3. Simmons, W.H. and Walter, R. Carboxamidopeptidase: purificaction and characterization of a neurohypophyseal hormone inactivating peptidase from toad skin. Biochemistry 19 (1980) 39-48. [PMID: 6766314]