metalloaminopeptidase activity

Term ID

GO:0070006

Synonyms

Definition

Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a single N-terminal amino acid residue from a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which water acts as a nucleophile, one or two metal ions hold the water molecule in place, and charged amino acid side chains are ligands for the metal ions. https://www.ebi.ac.uk/merops/about/glossary.shtml#AMINOPEPTIDASE

References

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO