| Official Name |
| Leukocyte elastase.
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| Alternative Name(s) |
| Bone marrow serine protease. |
| Lysosomal elastase. |
| Medullasin. |
| Neutrophil elastase. |
| Reaction catalysed |
| Hydrolysis of proteins, including elastin. Preferential cleavage: Val-|-Xaa > Ala-|-Xaa |
| Comment(s) |
- Differs from pancreatic elastase in specificity on synthetic
substrates and in inhibitor sensitivity.
- Belongs to peptidase family S1.
- Formerly EC 3.4.21.11.
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| Cross-references |
| PROSITE | PDOC00124 |
| BRENDA | 3.4.21.37 |
| PUMA2 | 3.4.21.37 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 3.4.21.37 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.21.37 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.21.37 |
| IntEnz | 3.4.21.37 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 3.4.21.37 |
| MetaCyc | 3.4.21.37 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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