《英文msh词典》Carboxypeptidase R
[入口词] Carboxypeptidase R
[主题词] Carboxypeptidase U
[英文释义] A metallocarboxypeptidase that removes C-terminal lysine and arginine from biologically active peptides and proteins thereby regulating their activity. It is a zinc enzyme with no preference shown for lysine over arginine. Pro-carboxypeptidase U in human plasma is activated by thrombin or plasmin during clotting to form the unstable carboxypeptidase U.