Pancreatopeptidase E

Definition:

EC Tree > 3 Hydrolases > 3.4 Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases) > 3.4.4 Peptidyl peptide hydrolases (deleted sub-subclass) > 3.4.4.7 pancreatopeptidase E
Enteropeptidase is a brush-border serine protease that cleaves trypsinogen into trypsin, initiating pancreatic protease activation. In the duodenum it activates pancreatic zymogens. It features a trypsin-like serine-protease fold.

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