About The Medical Condition TAFI

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TAFI

TAFI Medical Condition Defined & Explained
TAFI Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition TAFI?

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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