hydrolase, acting on peptide bonds, peptide hydrolase activity, protease activity, peptidase activity, acting on D-amino acid peptides, peptidase activity, acting on L-amino acid peptides, proteinase activity
Alternate IDs
GO:0070010, GO:0070011
Definition
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a peptide bond. A peptide bond is a covalent bond formed when the carbon atom from the carboxyl group of one amino acid shares electrons with the nitrogen atom from the amino group of a second amino acid.
Source:EC:3.4.-.-,
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