Aspartic acid protease
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Aspartic acid proteases are protease enzymes which have an aspartic acid residue in the active site of the enzyme.
Examples include:
- Chymosin (or "rennin", with two "n"s)
- Renin (with one "n")
- Pepsin
- Plasmepsin
[edit] External links
Endopeptidase, Exopeptidase (Angiotensin-converting enzyme)
Cysteine protease: Papain, Cathepsin (B, C, K), Caspase, Calpain
Aspartic acid protease: Pepsin - Chymosin - Renin - Plasmepsin - Signal peptide peptidase
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