Proteases.
Proteases are enzymes which are widely distributed in cells and play a key role in protein metabolism. The aim of this paper is to review the classification and nomenclature of proteases, their catalytic mechanisms, the regulation of proteolytic activity and finally the major biological functions of proteases.
Nduwimana
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Laboratoire de biochimie médicale B, faculté de médecine de Rennes, France.
Guenet
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Dorval
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Blayau
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Le Gall
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Le Treut
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D000818:Animals; D002384:Catalysis; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic
D010450:Endopeptidases