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Information on EC 3.4.22.27 - cathepsin S

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IUBMB Comments

A lysosomal cysteine endopeptidase that is unusual amongst such enzymes for its stability to neutral pH. In peptidase family C1 (papain family)

The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms
Reaction Schemes
similar to cathepsin L, but with much less activity on Z-Phe-Arg-/-NHMec, and more activity on the Z-Val-Val-Arg-/- compound

Synonyms
cathepsin s, pocts, cat s, cat-s, pfctssa, socats, cath s, rs1136774, rs7534124, rs16827671, more

REACTION
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UNIPROT
LITERATURE
similar to cathepsin L, but with much less activity on Z-Phe-Arg-/-NHMec, and more activity on the Z-Val-Val-Arg-/- compound
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