Hydrolases that specifically cleave the peptide bonds found in PROTEINS and PEPTIDES. Examples of sub-subclasses for this group include EXOPEPTIDASES and ENDOPEPTIDASES.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010447
altLabel
Proteolytic Enzyme
Proteinases
Peptide Hydrolase
Enzyme, Proteolytic
Peptidases
Proteolytic Enzymes
Peptidase
Proteinase
Esteroproteases
Protease
Proteases
Hydrolase, Peptide
AQL
AD AE AN BI BL CF CH CL CS DE DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UL UR
cui
C5200997
C0030940
DC
1
definition
Hydrolases that specifically cleave the peptide bonds found in PROTEINS and PEPTIDES. Examples of sub-subclasses for this group include EXOPEPTIDASES and ENDOPEPTIDASES.
DX
19660101
EC
antagonists & inhibitors:Protease Inhibitors
HN
1966; for PROTEINASES use ENDOPEPTIDASES 1979-2000; for PROTEASES use ENDOPEPTIDASES 1987-2004