Release of an N-terminal amino acid, Xaa-|-Yaa- from a peptide, amide or arylamide. Xaa is preferably Ala, but may be most amino acids including Pro (slow action). When a terminal hydrophobic residue is followed by a prolyl residue, the two may be released as an intact Xaa-Pro dipeptide
BiSSCat v1.06.20http://bisscat.org/ Developed by Masaaki Kotera, Department of Biochemistry, Trinity College Dublin. Science Foundation of Ireland is gratefully acknowledged.