| Accepted Name |
|---|
| Memapsin 2.
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| Alternative Name(s) |
|---|
| BACE1. |
| Beta-secretase. |
| Beta-site Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1. |
| Beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1. |
| Membrane-associated aspartic protease 2. |
| Reaction catalysed |
|---|
| Broad endopeptidase specificity. Cleaves Glu-Val-Asn-Leu-|-Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe in the Swedish variant of Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein |
| Comment(s) |
|---|
- Suggested to be the major 'beta-secretase' responsible for the
cleavage of the beta-amyloid precursor protein to form the
amyloidogenic beta-peptide that is implicated in the pathology of
Alzheimer's disease.
- Belongs to peptidase family A1.
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| Cross-references |
|---|
| PROSITE | PDOC00128 |
| BRENDA | 3.4.23.46 |
| EC2PDB | 3.4.23.46 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 3.4.23.46 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.23.46 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.23.46 |
| IntEnz | 3.4.23.46 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 3.4.23.46 |
| MetaCyc | 3.4.23.46 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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