GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0004197 - cysteine-type endopeptidase activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0004197
- Name
- cysteine-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 the sulfhydryl group of a cysteine residue at the active center acts as a nucleophile.
