Also acts, more slowly, on N-benzyloxycarbonylalanine, but not on the corresponding derivatives of other amino acids or on N-benzyloxycarbonylpeptides. Requires Co2+ or Zn2+. cf. EC 3.5.1.64, Nalpha-benzyloxycarbonylleucine hydrolase.
History
EC 3.5.1.58 created 1989
Reference
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Authors
Murao S, Matsumura E, Kawano T Isolation and characterization of a novel enzyme N.
Title
alpha-benzyloxycarbonyl amino acid urethane hydrolase, from Streptococcus faecalis R ATCC 8043.