Pro-opiomelanocortin converting enzyme

Pro-opiomelanocortin converting enzyme (EC 3.4.23.17, prohormone converting enzyme, pro-opiomelanocortin-converting enzyme, proopiomelanocortin proteinase, PCE) is an enzyme.^[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cleavage at paired basic residues in certain prohormones, either between them, or on the carboxyl side

Pro-opiomelanocortin converting enzyme
Identifiers
EC no.	3.4.23.17
CAS no.	80891-34-5
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 membrane-bound enzyme is isolated from cattle pituitary secretory vesicle.