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Abstract
A family of serine proteases with specificity for proline-specific cleavage of peptides that are not longer than 30 amino acids. In humans it is broadly distributed in all tissues with higher activity found in the brain.
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- Post-Proline Cleaving Enzyme
- Post-Proline Endopeptidase
- Proline Endopeptidase
- Proline Specific Endopeptidase
- Prolyl Endopeptidase
- Prolyl Endopeptidase (Thiol-dependent)
- Prolyl Endopeptidase I
- Prolyl Oligopeptidase
- Endopeptidase I, Prolyl
- Endopeptidase, Post-Proline
- Endopeptidase, Proline Specific
- Oligopeptidases, Prolyl
- Post Proline Cleaving Enzyme
- Post Proline Endopeptidase
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2021
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Prolyl Oligopeptidases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000085822. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000085822
- Prolyl Oligopeptidases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24780021