cysteine-type aminopeptidase activity
id: GO:0070005
name: cysteine-type aminopeptidase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of N-terminal peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which the sulfhydryl group of a cysteine residue at the active center acts as a nucleophile.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0004177 | aminopeptidase activity |
GO:0070004 | cysteine-type exopeptidase activity |