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
Proteinases
Peptidases
Proteolytic Enzymes
Esteroproteases
Proteases
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
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