Reaction: Specificity similar to chymotrypsin C
Other name(s): chymotrypsin-like proteinase; neutral proteinase
Comments: From azurophil granules of polymorphonuclear leukocytes. In peptidase family S1 (trypsin family)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MEROPS, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 56645-49-9
References
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