metalloendopeptidase activity
id: GO:0004222
name: metalloendopeptidase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which water acts as a nucleophile, one or two metal ions hold the water molecule in place, and charged amino acid side chains are ligands for the metal ions.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0004175 | endopeptidase activity |
GO:0008237 | metallopeptidase activity |