pitrilysin activity, Escherichia coli metalloproteinase Pi, Escherichia coli protease III, PTR, protease III activity, protease Pi activity, proteinase Pi
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Definition
OBSOLETE. Catalysis of the preferential cleavage of Tyr16-Leu17 and Phe25-Tyr26 bonds of oxidized insulin B chain. Also acts on other substrates of Molecular weight less than 7 kDa such as insulin and glucagon.
Source:
GOC:curators
Comment
This term was made obsolete because it represents a gene product.