Term Name: aminopeptidase activity
Synonyms:
Definition: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a single N-terminal amino acid residue from a polypeptide chain.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004177]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: exopeptidase activity
has subtype: alanyl aminopeptidase activity cysteine-type aminopeptidase activity glutamyl aminopeptidase activity initiator methionyl aminopeptidase activity metalloaminopeptidase activity serine-type aminopeptidase activity tripeptide aminopeptidase activity