"Aminopeptidases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A subclass of EXOPEPTIDASES that act on the free N terminus end of a polypeptide liberating a single amino acid residue. EC 3.4.11.
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D000626
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.350.100
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aminopeptidases" by people in Profiles.
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Pyroglutamyl peptidase-II ("thyroliberinase") activity in human serum: influence of weight and thyroid status. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1995 Apr; 80(4):1086-9.
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Delineation of a particulate thyrotropin-releasing hormone-degrading enzyme in rat brain by the use of specific inhibitors of prolyl endopeptidase and pyroglutamyl peptide hydrolase. J Neurochem. 1986 Apr; 46(4):1231-9.
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The effect of inhibitors of prolyl endopeptidase and pyroglutamyl peptide hydrolase on TRH degradation in rat serum. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1985 Oct 30; 132(2):787-94.
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Pyroglutamyl diazomethyl ketone: potent inhibitor of mammalian pyroglutamyl peptide hydrolase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1985 Jul 31; 130(2):662-8.