metallopeptidase activity
id: GO:0008237
name: metallopeptidase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of peptide bonds 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0004222 | metalloendopeptidase activity |
| GO:0008235 | metalloexopeptidase activity |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0070011 | peptidase activity, acting on L-amino acid peptides |
