GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0004190 - aspartic-type endopeptidase activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0004190
- Name
- aspartic-type endopeptidase activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which a water molecule bound by the side chains of aspartic residues at the active center acts as a nucleophile.
