Endothelin-converting enzyme 1

Endothelin-converting enzyme 1 (EC 3.4.24.71, endothelin-converting enzyme, ECE-1) is an enzyme.^[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of the -Trp²¹-Val- bond in big endothelin to form endothelin 1

Endothelin-converting enzyme 1
Identifiers
EC no.	3.4.24.71
CAS no.	138238-81-0
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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This metalloendopeptidase belongs to the peptidase family M13.