| Official Name |
| Neprilysin.
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| Alternative Name(s) |
| Endopeptidase-2. |
| Enkephalinase. |
| Kidney-brush-border neutral proteinase. |
| Membrane metalloendopeptidase. |
| Neutral endopeptidase. |
| Reaction catalysed |
| Preferential cleavage of polypeptides between hydrophobic residues, particularly with Phe or Tyr at P1' |
| Cofactor(s) |
| Zinc.
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| Comment(s) |
- A membrane-bound glycoprotein widely distributed in animal tissues.
- Inhibited by phosphoramidon and thiorphan.
- Belongs to peptidase family M13.
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| Cross-references |
| PROSITE | PDOC00129 |
| BRENDA | 3.4.24.11 |
| PUMA2 | 3.4.24.11 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 3.4.24.11 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.24.11 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.24.11 |
| IntEnz | 3.4.24.11 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 3.4.24.11 |
| MetaCyc | 3.4.24.11 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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