About The Medical Condition Arginine Carboxypeptidase
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Arginine Carboxypeptidase
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Arginine Carboxypeptidase?
A metallocarboxypeptidase that removes C-terminal lysine and arginine from biologically active peptides and proteins thereby regulating their activity. It is a zinc enzyme with no preference shown for lysine over arginine. Pro-carboxypeptidase U in human plasma is activated by thrombin or plasmin during clotting to form the unstable carboxypeptidase U.
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