Biology:Gingipain K

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Gingipain K
Identifiers
EC number3.4.22.47
CAS number159745-69-4
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Gingipain K (EC 3.4.22.47, Lys-gingipain, PrtP proteinase) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Endopeptidase with strict specificity for lysyl bonds

Activity of this enzyme is stimulated by glycine.

See also

References

  1. "Lysine- and arginine-specific proteinases from Porphyromonas gingivalis. Isolation, characterization, and evidence for the existence of complexes with hemagglutinins". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 269 (1): 406–11. January 1994. PMID 8276827. 
  2. "Attenuation of the virulence of Porphyromonas gingivalis by using a specific synthetic Kgp protease inhibitor". Infection and Immunity 70 (12): 6968–75. December 2002. doi:10.1128/iai.70.12.6968-6975.2002. PMID 12438376. 

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