peptidase K;
Tritirachium alkaline proteinase;
Tritirachium album serine proteinase;
proteinase K;
Tritirachium album proteinase K;
endopeptidase K
Class
Hydrolases;
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases);
Serine endopeptidases
Reaction(IUBMB)
Hydrolysis of keratin, and of other proteins with subtilisin-like specificity. Hydrolyses peptide amides
Comment
From the mold Tritirachium album Limber. A peptidase of family S8 (subtilisin family) containing two disulfide bridges and one free Cys near the active site His. Formerly included in EC 3.4.21.14
History
EC 3.4.21.64 created 1992 (EC 3.4.21.14 created 1961 as EC 3.4.4.16, transferred 1972 to EC 3.4.21.14, modified 1986, part incorporated 1992)